tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60194773208237036172024-03-05T03:04:51.447-08:00A Vida é BelaVIVENDO NA ESTRADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123949644858798035noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019477320823703617.post-58097774263718987002015-11-05T22:40:00.001-08:002015-11-05T22:45:05.077-08:00Tulsa–Oklahoma<p> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Tulsa foi estabelecida entre 1828 e 1836 pelos Lochapokas, um clan da tribo </font><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creek_people"><font size="4" face="Verdana">Creek</font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana">, assim apelidados por viverem a margem dos rios. Eram os Muscogee e faziam parte das cinco tribos civilizadas que assumiram muito do modo de vida dos europeus.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Cherokee Nation eh a maior das tres tribos reconhecidas da federacao Cherokee nos Estados Unidos. Foi estabelecida no seculo XX e inclui descendentes dos membros da Nacao Cherokee que foram mudados do sudeste devido a crescente pressao do governo por Territorio Indigena e os Cherokee foram forcados a se mudar percorrendo o Caminho das Lagrimas. Em Oklahoma ha 189 mil descendentes. Nao eh apenas um centro historico mas trata-se de herdeiros dos Cherokees. Eh a terra dos Cherokee. Eles exploram tres casinos aqui: o Hard Rock Hotel e Casino Tulsa, o River Spirit Casino-Bufet e o Osage Casino. Alias, a quase totalidade dos casinos nos Estados Unidos eh administrada pelos indios (americanos nativos).</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fZ20cbfHbGE/VjxKH2frlEI/AAAAAAAAWbU/YUBh1WkCAlU/s1600-h/ch12.jpg"><img title="ch1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="ch1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KY4qGttn9Es/VjxKI5joRpI/AAAAAAAAWbc/ktuv8dRODRM/ch1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="162"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0-F9W2_pJrA/VjxKLET7wxI/AAAAAAAAWbk/jm18VOyyf_w/s1600-h/centro12.jpg"><img title="Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ySSzFkNMGhs/VjxKMpNGVQI/AAAAAAAAWbs/U-htV9l-irQ/centro1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SDvhROg81vs/VjxKOrDSTMI/AAAAAAAAWb0/zMuqwBMKTcw/s1600-h/iii2.jpg"><img title="iii" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="iii" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yy5kNqgB4pc/VjxKPp038CI/AAAAAAAAWb8/nlaQy1NzQNM/iii_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j-DaeQPXClk/VjxKREwEafI/AAAAAAAAWcE/Ul5cB2XsATM/s1600-h/ling4.png"><img title="ling" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="ling" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xO_N0Zcmb2E/VjxKSDDilOI/AAAAAAAAWcM/KTrxYxCjdog/ling_thumb2.png?imgmax=800" width="359" height="213"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oALztSqOYyo/VjxKTCnOPyI/AAAAAAAAWcU/NBl20-XFL2M/s1600-h/ii2.jpg"><img title="ii" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="ii" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ljKeqvqRm54/VjxKT1imbCI/AAAAAAAAWcc/4hBhPGo8G1k/ii_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="168" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Nita7Kbv1oU/VjxKVO8v9qI/AAAAAAAAWck/sTDGdKgWKbI/s1600-h/iiiii3.png"><img title="iiiii" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="iiiii" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FB_CZPAiO0Y/VjxKWDE1FmI/AAAAAAAAWcs/ZUv5enCIAd4/iiiii_thumb1.png?imgmax=800" width="334" height="213"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Em 1901 foi descoberto petroleo em Tulsa e durante o seculo XX a cidade foi apelidada de "Capital Mundial do Petroleo". Ela desempenhou papel importante como centro da Industria Americana do Petroleo gerando uma economia baseada em energia, financas, aviacao, telecomunicacao e setores tecnologicos. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Foi o periodo de ouro da cidade. Com o dinheiro do petroleo, empresarios e baroes do petroleo deram sua contribuicao deixando um rico legado em arte deco. E hoje o Art Deco District tambem eh chamado pelos locais de Sobo (South Boston District). Seguem algumas fotos: Oklahoma Natural Gas Building; Boston Avenue United Metodista Church (1929); Public Service of Oklahoma (1929); Philcade; Tulsa Union Depot; Tulsa Fire Alam Building (1934); South Western Main Dial Building; Philtower Building; First Place Tower; Mid-Continent Tower. Eh simplesmente impactante. Tulsa tem a maior concentracao de arquitetura art deco dos Estados Unidos, ficando atras apenas de Nova Iorque e Miami.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XynlaRQAiOI/VjxKXR2eaHI/AAAAAAAAWc0/Ei4UERB-yqY/s1600-h/1a2.jpg"><img title="1a" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="1a" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Gs2nZ04XnN8/VjxKZAlYnQI/AAAAAAAAWc8/a6i-Sc3qjrs/1a_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="199" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Zyz-DqZu6X8/VjxKaRDgJkI/AAAAAAAAWdE/FRAWunU1RAY/s1600-h/1b3.jpg"><img title="1b" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="1b" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-q2XG295agRI/VjxKbDU6LOI/AAAAAAAAWdM/dSrmt00blyM/1b_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JudnIaQGqQs/VjxKdEL555I/AAAAAAAAWdU/E8WuK7yTN70/s1600-h/1c2.jpg"><img title="1c" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="1c" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6FVGQ5xAIrY/VjxKePpWErI/AAAAAAAAWdc/WFnRNr7c_L4/1c_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="199"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BvWWhBFZzV8/VjxKe3Kd3OI/AAAAAAAAWdk/H8C098P2Veg/s1600-h/1d2.jpg"><img title="1d" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="1d" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DFK8QdjdQlY/VjxKfpqEutI/AAAAAAAAWds/y4onOrUBZUc/1d_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j9OoooxKXhg/VjxKiRI6hVI/AAAAAAAAWd0/wSc_a0bQRNM/s1600-h/1e3.jpg"><img title="" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8mRHbXalsq4/VjxKjLXCIOI/AAAAAAAAWd4/oUJ_1M6gklc/1e_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="216" height="174"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-49Cb44FFrYo/VjxKlAJa0rI/AAAAAAAAWeE/a2kIV-Kpi_E/s1600-h/1f3.jpg"><img title="1f" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="1f" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-klLmGk2wkqM/VjxKmPLF2DI/AAAAAAAAWeM/-WbNe5t4Z8w/1f_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="290" height="204"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qJM6pQICYNY/VjxKnkc99ZI/AAAAAAAAWeU/XgY1OW88Y2k/s1600-h/1g4.jpg"><img title="1g" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="1g" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UeI8hQOFvRs/VjxKoRaXJhI/AAAAAAAAWec/F6yQnwZ0Kaw/1g_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="169" height="240"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i_eFyaJvrvI/VjxKro6jwAI/AAAAAAAAWek/TPeUlYCinWU/s1600-h/1z2.png"><img title="1z" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="1z" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4L3w7JXFGm8/VjxKtElDAcI/AAAAAAAAWes/HAxOwAJ3rbI/1z_thumb.png?imgmax=800" width="216" height="244"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Greenwood District eh um distrito historico e era conhecido como "Black Wall Street". No passado se estendia por 20 blocos e era a maior e mais rica das 50 comunidades negras da cidade. Apos a Primeira Guerra Mundial, com a volta dos veteranos de guerra e o desemprego rondando a cidade, houve uma revolta dos brancos contra os negros que queriam manter sua supremacia. Os negros cobravam seus direitos civis, adquiridos por lei, por ter cumprido servico militar. Linchamentos e ataques raciais na epoca nao eram incomuns. Imigrantes brancos disputavam empregos com negros e isso gerava tensoes raciais. As leis eram desfavoraveis aos negros. Uma delas, 1916, proibia brancos e negros de residir em qualquer bloco onde 3/4 ou mais de residentes fossem de outra raca, tornando a segregacao racial obrigatoria na cidade. Embora a Suprema Corte dos Estados Unidos a tenha declarado inconstitucional no proximo ano, a portaria permaneceu nos registros de leis da cidade. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Nesse contexto, em 1921, ocorreu um incidente quando um funcionario ouviu o que pareceu ser um grito da jovem branca, Sara Page, encontrando-a agitada e desconcertada, supos tratar-se de estupro praticado pelo jovem negro, Dick Rowland, ao ve-lo fugir correndo. Ele foi preso e apos rumores de que a populacao branca iria lincha-lo a policia o transferiu para uma cadeia mais segura. A maioria das pessoas tinha duvida sobre a veracidade do ocorrido pois o acusado era bem quisto. Na frente da cadeia do County no dia 16 de novembro de 1921 surgiram os primeiros disparos entre brancos e negros armados resultando na morte de dez brancos e dois negros. Os negros restantes fugiram para o Greenwood District e os brancos os perseguiram. O panico se instalou e os brancos atiravam em qualquer negro que passasse. Muitos negros fugiam e outros retribuiam os tiros e morriam. A guarda nacional se posicionou para proteger as comunidades brancas proximas e comecou a prender os negros que nao haviam retornado ao Greenwood District. Acabou sendo o maior confronto entre negros e brancos. Houve ataque aereo tambem. A agitacao se espalhou por outros bairros e so terminou com a intervencao da Guarda Nacional de Oklahoma que declarou Lei Marcial. A esta altura o distrito dos negros ja estava totalmente arrasado e os negros estavam mortos, presos ou haviam fugido. Casas, hospitais, comercio, teatros, tudo foi queimado. A maioria dos 6 mil residentes negros de Greenwood foi presa ou detida em tres locais: Convention Hall, agora conhecido como Brady Theater, no Fairgrounds (sede da feira), and McNulty Park (um estadio de baseball).No conflito morreram 50 brancos e 300 negros. Dez mil negros ficaram sem casa e 35 blocos da cidade foram queimados.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Desde de 1915 o Ku Klux Klan crescia em todo o centro oeste, em particular apos a volta dos veteranos de guerra, que fez grande aparicao em Oklahoma no dia 12 de agosto, </font><font size="4" face="Verdana">tres meses apos a rebeliao. O historiador Charles estima que ate o final de 1921, Tulsa tinha cerca de 3200 moradores pertencentes ao Klan. Alguem duvida da participacao </font><font size="4" face="Verdana">deles?</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O historico Greenwood District hoje abriga artefatos num Centro Cultural e um Memorial no Reconciliation Park. O parque abriga tres esculturas de bronze representando o Tulsa Race Riot ocorrido em 1921, considerado um dos maiores disturbios da historia americana e rende homenagem as vitimas. Nesse bairro tambem se encontra o Oneok Field, baseball, casa para o Tulsa Baseball Diamond.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qK8usRzWBlw/VjxKubg54pI/AAAAAAAAWe0/Wq8c4GqWpOc/s1600-h/kukux2.jpg"><img title="kukux" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="kukux" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3ZVM02AsN1s/VjxKvMjZQaI/AAAAAAAAWe8/Vgv_rh-9Now/kukux_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="154"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BGZGJI17atM/VjxKwsiaAhI/AAAAAAAAWfE/ANc1jKF_xb8/s1600-h/riot06.jpg"><img title="riot0" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="riot0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-28aUXVts040/VjxKxqczz7I/AAAAAAAAWfM/cJO2MNQfE7s/riot0_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="194"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b0Lhjs8xal4/VjxKyc835UI/AAAAAAAAWfU/5r3Yc9GmKDw/s1600-h/orar2.jpg"><img title="orar" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="orar" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DbdZnAgHbMw/VjxKzCGTIdI/AAAAAAAAWfc/p3UvxwlnDtI/orar_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NLgFagwrwTI/VjxK0p8askI/AAAAAAAAWfk/Ncm6Z6AbYhA/s1600-h/riot2.jpg"><img title="riot" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="riot" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uh6QwBmGzt4/VjxK1ApTDgI/AAAAAAAAWfo/rGXCyJWUkcE/riot_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="159"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-D0t5htrBKS8/VjxK2Yh8UZI/AAAAAAAAWf0/z1qgasZErXY/s1600-h/g13.jpg"><img title="g1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 7px 39px 0px 4px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="g1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7FC279PBeGM/VjxK2gTGxlI/AAAAAAAAWf4/0sz4s35XaVc/g1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="163"></a></font><font size="4" face="Verdana">Outro distrito historico de Tulsa eh o Brady Arts District. Antes uma area industrial e comercial, hoje ele conta com restaurantes, bares (clubs), galerias, park, privados busines, residencias em meio ao Guthrie Green Park e lugares historicos da musica. Philbook Museum of Art, Wood Guthrie Center, Sherwin Miller Museum of Art e o Cain's Ballroom Dancing se situam no distrito. O Ballroom Dancing ja foi local de aulas de danca, radio e hoje recebe bandas ao vivo.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i9aN7FIJGNk/VjxK3Y1zrUI/AAAAAAAAWgE/_QPIQyhjDgE/s1600-h/g31.jpg"><img title="g3" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="g3" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xM4Vv0JHKgI/VjxK4BiQKDI/AAAAAAAAWgI/8AHimJuaLPY/g3_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="182" height="129"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EgLkYvhltzs/VjxK4ws79eI/AAAAAAAAWgU/fNLAe87UkxY/s1600-h/g42.jpg"><img title="g4" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="g4" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PhptNp1cSJk/VjxK5pYH78I/AAAAAAAAWgc/dMbupCEUMSg/g4_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="130"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-502_yT33F3I/VjxK6V4T5hI/AAAAAAAAWgk/kkbx0A1NaGs/s1600-h/philbrook-museum-of-art1.jpg"><img title="philbrook-museum-of-art" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="philbrook-museum-of-art" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6d7qnb_gakQ/VjxK7OXXhOI/AAAAAAAAWgs/MBxS46uYLqU/philbrook-museum-of-art_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="214" height="128"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ytuGcv8Cisc/VjxK-R0Wk0I/AAAAAAAAWg0/LpUljZx_2_I/s1600-h/g73.jpg"><img title="g7" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="g7" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YPY2V9eIW-w/VjxK-3-TMkI/AAAAAAAAWg4/lYF1TCtoR9c/g7_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="127"></a></font> <p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame funciona na Tulsa Union Depot (antiga estacao de trem), um edificio Art Deco restaurado.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fRKFE9AB7KI/VjxLA4zc7cI/AAAAAAAAWhE/g3IDsvRfsYQ/s1600-h/depo1.jpg"><img title="depo" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="depo" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-z7-6a-G02Xw/VjxLBtBNzvI/AAAAAAAAWhM/1cU1SQnrWig/depo_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="274" height="164"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iE5cMgDJNek/VjxLDE-5iCI/AAAAAAAAWhU/ra8DuYDQvXE/s1600-h/depo32.jpg"><img title="depo3" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="depo3" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qrT8OdNqT5s/VjxLEEjw2wI/AAAAAAAAWhc/2QuUg_9uQb0/depo3_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="326" height="196"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-amo5iZf7BcA/VjxLErEy7KI/AAAAAAAAWhk/HpHUGA2osQ0/s1600-h/niil2.jpg"><img title="niil" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="niil" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ikqo579SjrU/VjxLFAStYUI/AAAAAAAAWho/cQHDhmzE1_o/niil_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Bok Center ou Bank of Oklahoma Center eh uma arena multi-uso inauguradi em 2000. Eh um arena fechada de esportes e um lugar de eventos. Foi projetada para acomodar arena de futebal americano, hockey, basketball, concertos e eventos similares. Ela tem um design contemporaneo futuristico e eh impossivel nao menciona-la pois ela ocupa lugar de destaque no skyline da cidade. Por isso as arenas sao mencinadas em varios posts.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pmWxoxpoXzM/VjxLF1aQkSI/AAAAAAAAWh0/ah0vhI0ozFc/s1600-h/bok4.jpg"><img title="" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-T9lueUnXeQE/VjxLGSN8zRI/AAAAAAAAWh4/mMGhoWvkrZw/bok_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="274" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RFnXxvVVZyg/VjxLHm7pX-I/AAAAAAAAWiE/60sx5IQ8XK0/s1600-h/bok22.jpg"><img title="bok2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="bok2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CiU6EA9lHjw/VjxLIFWR2uI/AAAAAAAAWiI/E7WCOdhvcMg/bok2_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a></font> <p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Welcome to the Tulsa State Fair e a Expo Square Pavilion Center pegam de surpresa quem nao conhece o historico da cidade. O predio Pavillion foi construido em estilo art deco em 1932 para a Exposicao Internacional do Petroleo (IPE). Ela ocorreu de 1923 a 1979 e tinha por objetivo mostrar as ultimas tecnologias da industria do petroleo, vender equipamentos e tecnologia e instruir os trabalhadores da industria e o povo em geral. Os Estados Unidos perdeu mercado, pois a producao de petroleo no mar tornou-se mais lucrativa e as industrias mudaram o foco. Houston assumiu a lideranca na producao de tecnologia em mar, produzindo a Offshore Tecnologia Conference. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O predio foi rebatizado de Tulsa Expo Center e mudou o foco do petroleo para a pecuaria de cavalos de raca. Promovem exposicoes Nacionais e Internacionai; da raca Arabe a Cavalo Malhado (Pintos).O predio deco eh uma arena para shows equestres de alta classe. Trabalham com cavalos da raca arabe, meio-arabe e anglo-arabe. Exposicao, competicao e show.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Esporte aqui tambem acontece em quatro pernas. Ha rodeios, competencia de tambor, lacamento de vitela, corrida de cavalo trimestral. Ha baias para shows e toda a estrutura para receber cavalos, cavaleiros e multidao. Ha grandes estacionamentos para para traillers para humanos e para cavalos. Tambem realizam feiras de agricultura, BMX Extreme Bicycling e corridas carros de velocidade, Chili Bowl, com participacao de 36 estados americanos e 4 continentes.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Golden Driller, o homem do petroleo, recepciona os visitantes. Ele apareceu pela primeira vez na exposicao de 1953. Fez tanto sucesso que foi erigida novamente em 1959. Entao, decidiram mante-lo permanentemente. Foi restaurado duas vezes e eh mantido ate hoje. Eh considerada a maior estatua, nao suportada por estruturas, do mundo.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v62Bs92VQHo/VjxLIq_Vr2I/AAAAAAAAWiQ/g0MQankruLM/s1600-h/po3.gif"><img title="po" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="po" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QzWO1CaWBrA/VjxLJIWTJWI/AAAAAAAAWiY/fEN7Q9WWZKo/po_thumb1.gif?imgmax=800" width="262" height="154"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v5dDXapy-7c/VjxLKFUc1EI/AAAAAAAAWik/1xZooUPsHkY/s1600-h/DSC_09224.jpg"><img title="DSC_0922" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0922" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LDncl9zmUOw/VjxLKgk7xBI/AAAAAAAAWio/1mmleONoD0A/DSC_0922_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="217" height="154"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Cqa3H_aU9gs/VjxLL5kau_I/AAAAAAAAWi0/RSJ__wRHa8c/s1600-h/DSC_09304.jpg"><img title="DSC_0930" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0930" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-A4Jt3Qd9W1g/VjxLNgiAv6I/AAAAAAAAWi8/ozY5Uqo7Uis/DSC_0930_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="221" height="157"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UBG5F1nIx6c/VjxLObjp5XI/AAAAAAAAWjE/5064QqPyH6U/s1600-h/DSC_09193.jpg"><img title="DSC_0919" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0919" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aB6u9py_HJk/VjxLO_G42GI/AAAAAAAAWjI/ScUJCulYz_I/DSC_0919_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></a> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Tulsa Garden Center e Rose Garden no Wood Park com sua variedade de azaleias, tulipas, lirios, cornizos e 9000 rosas eh simplesmente hipnotizante. No Tulsa Garden Center ha um conservatorio e um bosque com arvores e arbustos nativos.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NH0fvJmvfHw/VjxLQjAtXOI/AAAAAAAAWjU/vwmC48yqnpE/s1600-h/tulsa-center-rose3.jpg"><img title="tulsa center rose" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="tulsa center rose" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r_yGIfut9dY/VjxLRTkwE7I/AAAAAAAAWjY/LoECP4ofIrk/tulsa-center-rose_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-koHy_VF000I/VjxLSYLIP-I/AAAAAAAAWjk/_elk4HZRX5g/s1600-h/rosas2.jpg"><img title="rosas" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="rosas" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eqKpsHNOzN4/VjxLSpjcY7I/AAAAAAAAWjo/AyLFtxs3Sa4/rosas_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Jh6b4qpDjLQ/VjxLUHIxGDI/AAAAAAAAWj0/CSzUz7Fl-4c/s1600-h/conser3.jpg"><img title="conser" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="conser" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QsoZcJUce7M/VjxLUQmSIcI/AAAAAAAAWj4/PZwlDrp2j70/conser_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Tulsa tambem conta com o Tulsa Zoo, Oklahoma Aquarium, Tulsa Children 's Museum, Tulsa Air and Space Museum& Planetarium, Big Splaash Water Park para alegria das criancas.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Tulsa Hills District eh uma area fora da cidade, ao longo da estrada estadual/federal com lojas de varejo como Target, Lowe's, Sam's Club, Walmart . O Tulsa Hills Shopping Center tambem conta com Belk, Dick's Sporting Goods, Ross (otimo para comprar vestidos), Marshall's and Bed Bath and Beyond. Ainda ha Mc Donald, Subway, restaurantes. Ele atrai muita gente por causa do seu tracado. Ha amplos estacionamentos gratuitos e encontra-se praticamente de tudo. Esse tipo de comercio ha em praticamente todo o pais.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rvKsl9h4VKE/VjxLVbDesiI/AAAAAAAAWkE/xycVLYKdZPQ/s1600-h/hill--12.jpg"><img title="hill 1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="hill 1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FVI34KnX4Es/VjxLV5sX3CI/AAAAAAAAWkI/zFMlsWPOcWE/hill--1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0rK-DLIhb5k/VjxLWgqERQI/AAAAAAAAWkU/8Qm7IaOceCk/s1600-h/hill23.jpg"><img title="hill2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="hill2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ejmNyXKCEQ8/VjxLW96LB9I/AAAAAAAAWkY/jivKwrS5Ab4/hill2_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="207" height="163"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JQA79k2q0fM/VjxLYCkp7eI/AAAAAAAAWkk/-JL4pppu_Ec/s1600-h/hill34.jpg"><img title="hill3" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="hill3" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j03pyh1G7D8/VjxLYs3orvI/AAAAAAAAWko/ogqfU_gM2ys/hill3_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="205" height="161"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-h8FW4TuU9h0/VjxLZdTvzJI/AAAAAAAAWk0/w3uuKFd_fWI/s1600-h/hill42.jpg"><img title="hill4" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="hill4" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LPfeQH-lghc/VjxLZ2eg_-I/AAAAAAAAWk4/_OWOa4wqzt8/hill4_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="167"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Woodland Hills Mall conta com mais de 165 lojas e 4 lojas de departamento como Dillard's, Sear's, Macy's, JC Penney. Portanto eh um complexo maior do que o Tulsa Hills District e tambem ha em todo o pais. Se voce quiser comprar um bone deve ir na Lids. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xpiTufJS8Ls/VjxLbOrbTHI/AAAAAAAAWlE/sG65Ms2vKzA/s1600-h/wood2.jpg"><img title="wood" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="wood" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-U3BEDqmm9NQ/VjxLbnSymrI/AAAAAAAAWlI/IXZPcUeaiR4/wood_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="196"></a> <font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XEv7k_wUQjU/VjxLcV3zeZI/AAAAAAAAWlU/tJfgD1JKSWc/s1600-h/lids.jpg"><img title="lids" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="lids" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TSac3MZGRbw/VjxLdLygfHI/AAAAAAAAWlY/mgGACekPFJo/lids_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="327" height="196"></a></font></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Tulsa tem 398 mil habitantes. Embora a industria do petroleo tenha historicamente dominado a economia de Tulsa ela foi diversificada para setores do aeropespaco, financas, tecnologia, telecomunicacao, high tech e manufaturados. 60% de seus produtos manufaturados sao exportados. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Tulsa International Airport e o Tulsa Port of Catoosa, o maior porto de mar do centro do pais, conectam a regiao com o comercio e transporte internacional. A American Airlines tem uma base de manutencao no aeroporto internacional, que eh a maior no mundo, e eh o maior empregador da cidade. E ambos, aeroporto e porto, abrigam extensivos parques industriais.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Tulsa reune beleza e competencia. Soube diversificar e garanti-se.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Kehrig Silvestre</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Cida e Celso</font></p> VIVENDO NA ESTRADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123949644858798035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019477320823703617.post-80610098600039471132015-11-01T20:21:00.001-08:002015-11-01T21:08:06.150-08:00Wichita–Kansas<p> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Wichita esta situada numa planicie. Recebeu esse nome em homenagem aos primeiros habitantes da area, os indios Wichitas.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O primeiro homem branco a ve-los e fazer um registro sobre eles foi Francisco Vazques de Coronado, um explorador espanhol. Ele explorou o sudoeste da America no incio de 1500 a procura de riquezas e encontrou-os na area do Arkansas River em 1541. E relatou que "nao havia mais de vinte e cinco aldeias, as casas eram de palha e tudo o que eles tinham era a pele dos animais curtida, que eles matavam, pois os rebanhos estavam perto de onde eles viviam num rio bastante grande. Eles comem carne crua como os Querechos (Apaches) e os Teyas (Jumano). Eles sao inimigos uns dos outros. Este povo de Quivira tem a vantagem sobre os outros e cultiva maize". Os Quiviras sao os antepassados dos modernos indios Wichitas e das tribos de lingua Caddoan, como os Pawnees ou Aikara como sao chamados.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O bufalo (<em>bison</em>) foi reconhecido oficialmente como animal simbolo de Kansas em 1955.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5BVuiYdwgr8/Vjbinywtb3I/AAAAAAAAWHU/kBbrvQ1nVnw/s1600-h/indios3.gif"><img title="indios" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="indios" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vPbhYB3Bljk/Vjbioc7MHfI/AAAAAAAAWHY/b8yUIe3FCpw/indios_thumb1.gif?imgmax=800" width="484" height="222"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_c_93gK2Fu3J3NtJYPvw9YOfxkbU4nIuqp0_6dDQf0CESbg8zdBeHAVwDvK2g3iIH7UmFxV4kwnQw-OL8nyCBeopcWQgwgZsxLDeGe_xabV23GYWNN9v66B0AIYLciArlZxjYk07caPu/s1600-h/buffalo3.jpg"><img title="buffalo" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="buffalo" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qsPiFR02WsM/Vjbip0FBk1I/AAAAAAAAWHo/lgNO1Igszb8/buffalo_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="173"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--x2QfIfbEnw/VjbiqjLdErI/AAAAAAAAWH0/GjRrTVIexT8/s1600-h/indio2.jpg"><img title="indio" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="indio" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7_adQRxnelE/VjbirMayvyI/AAAAAAAAWH4/Q14nv7iah1Y/indio_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="167" height="244"></a></font> <p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Requerida primeiro pela Franca como Lousiana e mais tarde comprada pelos Estados Unidos com a Compra da Louisiana em 1803 tornou-se o Territorio do Kansas em 1854, e em 1861, o estado do Kansas.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A cidade de Wichita comecou como um posto de comercio na historica Chisholm Trail em 1860 e foi incorporada em 1870. Tornou-se fundamental para a remessa do gado do Texas para Abilene e outras cidades do Kansas para alcancar a estrada de ferro. Ganhou o apelido de Cowtown, Cidade Pecuaria. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Ha varias esculturas espalhadas pela cidade.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C8AMTA5-8-8/Vjbir96IK5I/AAAAAAAAWIE/PW7tjFIqAcQ/s1600-h/DSC_06333.jpg"><font style="background-color: #ffffff"><img title="DSC_0633" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0633" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DXJCtVm_-EA/VjbisQi_JII/AAAAAAAAWII/QHgsNrb_5Nk/DSC_0633_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></font></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7lsWh2xdUPY/VjbitWQ-5sI/AAAAAAAAWIU/ry1XKuF2nLQ/s1600-h/DSC_06693.jpg"><font style="background-color: #ffffff"><img title="DSC_0669" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0669" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NzF5x1DFnd0/VjbiuV9jSZI/AAAAAAAAWIY/sQWDsoUQZLI/DSC_0669_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></font></a></font> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ErKe0ZeFJgo/VjbivPsYVHI/AAAAAAAAWIk/6rhMnzbWLl0/s1600-h/DSC_06623.jpg"><img title="DSC_0662" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0662" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nYcfeLs4fxM/VjbivhWylkI/AAAAAAAAWIo/Eip14Y7RghQ/DSC_0662_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fUoBcTogul0/VjbiwhIEJqI/AAAAAAAAWI0/IBVeJfQ68Nk/s1600-h/DSC_06703.jpg"><img title="DSC_0670" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0670" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oEA1qeyO0mU/VjbixNz7UkI/AAAAAAAAWI4/pG7erXBK3fQ/DSC_0670_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Yvzxt-ZOOwE/Vjbix99P64I/AAAAAAAAWJE/rRS25KuwVjE/s1600-h/DSC_06833.jpg"><img title="DSC_0683" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0683" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-15UsmuRGFSc/VjbiyAikd7I/AAAAAAAAWJI/px1Hd1eeEX8/DSC_0683_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Zpl6uVnKEMM/VjbizAI0fCI/AAAAAAAAWJU/--wi02rg7Ok/s1600-h/DSC_06853.jpg"><img title="DSC_0685" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0685" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YQzJq4Ab2-Y/VjbizsspW6I/AAAAAAAAWJY/mrDdpdCIR6w/DSC_0685_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sugW1nG4td0/Vjbi1LRIF_I/AAAAAAAAWJk/97W_Mz4rqzI/s1600-h/DSC_06353.jpg"><img title="DSC_0635" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0635" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9P1RxCuIZlM/Vjbi1pEYS1I/AAAAAAAAWJo/KYsH9Q45hCQ/DSC_0635_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jzvchyOuLBQ/Vjbi2sjbfpI/AAAAAAAAWJ0/TJagjgkqY_M/s1600-h/DSC_06493.jpg"><img title="DSC_0649" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0649" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xmqTX5ZNzVs/Vjbi3JtpdmI/AAAAAAAAWJ4/8knbepe2PmI/DSC_0649_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Em 1914 e 1915, depositos de petroleo e gas natural foram descobertos perto do Butler County e uma nova economia surgiu. Produtores estabeleceram refinarias, postos de abastecimento e companhias. Entre 1920 e 1930 homens de negocio e engenheiros estabeleceram companhias de manufatura de aeronaves, entre elas, Beecchcraft, Cessna e Stearman Aircraft. A cidade transformou-se no centro de producao de avioes dos Estados Unidos e tornou-se conhecida como "The Air Capital of the World". E o petroleo continua jorrando ate hoje para a alegria do povo.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Como um centro industrial e a maior cidade do estado, Wichita eh uma area central de cultura, midia e comercio. Conta com grandes museus, teatros, parques e lugares de entretenimento. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Na beira-rio do Rio Arkansas avistamos uma escultura de um indio e nos dirigimos para ela. Encontramos uma ponte estaiada para pedestre que conduz a Keeper Plaza, local onde os indios Wichitas viveram por muito tempo. Ela representa o ciclo da vida e seus quatro elementos: terra, ar, fogo e agua. Eh obra do escultor e pintor Comanche-Kiowa, Blackbear Bosin (1921-1980). Na beira-rio ha uma passeio cimentado, mini-campo de golf e area para picnic. O rio eh largo mas estava quase seco.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0wW6zxLLM40/Vjbi35whbxI/AAAAAAAAWKE/8SwqYwLFCWo/s1600-h/DSC_07453.jpg"><img title="DSC_0745" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0745" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gOV-cTd6NKc/Vjbi4TGx3pI/AAAAAAAAWKI/Dt5hkdJqR7A/DSC_0745_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uP4E211SFhI/Vjbi5ERP3PI/AAAAAAAAWKU/_44xdDn1ozw/s1600-h/DSC_07424.jpg"><img title="DSC_0742" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0742" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OEVxwNQ7Kz8/Vjbi5qj6hRI/AAAAAAAAWKY/jJ2zUix24i0/DSC_0742_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="314" height="222"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tSb_k7ZRe5Y/Vjbi7bfO4nI/AAAAAAAAWKk/wsWzNRxdQ3Q/s1600-h/DSC_07384.jpg"><img title="DSC_0738" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0738" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kquFiVM0y-Q/Vjbi7-ZLoOI/AAAAAAAAWKo/wD8u99Aacy0/DSC_0738_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="316" height="224"></a></font> <p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Continuo a praca situa-se o Exploration Place que faz parte do conjunto "Museums on the Rivers" e esta instalado numa construcao contemporanea belissima. O centro explora oito areas: aviacao, o estado do Kansas, vida medieval em castelos historicos, arquitetura, saude, espacos imaginativos para criancas pequenas, evolucao e construcao do centro e uma area de exposicao.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GZf6jbpCdek/Vjbi8976AkI/AAAAAAAAWK0/oZFIWZM0TU4/s1600-h/DSC_05563.jpg"><img title="DSC_0556" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4J0NNhdCy6k-CAy7V6S4HZtn0GmwwuajLXS7zgjerD_Mm-0n9_J-bdHQlg9XQjBU0h4D_GQWRrYM98LsY4fb4ykhN818YSaMOdmqwwHDnN3200wUts_pYH69RKJXXBNRqmn7vgHlwDPXC/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jyibA3olFbU/Vjbi--Dn91I/AAAAAAAAWLE/WeyFR-7NyUE/s1600-h/DSC_05613.jpg"><img title="DSC_0561" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0561" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WnbUSP_viFw/Vjbi_fI7RuI/AAAAAAAAWLI/nQD-B5-kf3w/DSC_0561_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rqX6G9eXbkg/VjbjBWxRB4I/AAAAAAAAWLU/Tcqb0sc7-zE/s1600-h/DSC_05623.jpg"><img title="DSC_0562" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0562" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Vei-meMQfL8/VjbjCMGY18I/AAAAAAAAWLc/caxeHcJ_WaU/DSC_0562_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Seguindo o rio Arkansas encontramos o Botanica, um jardim chines com flores e vegetacao similar a de Kaifeng, na China. Eh uma cidade-irma de Wichita e tem clima similar ao dela. Cultivam bambu, ameixa, e maple. E flores como crisantemos, peonias, narcisos, lirios, hostas e azaleas.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Na frente ha campo de golfe.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zk8fZnSB2HA/VjbjDzSis2I/AAAAAAAAWLk/Ja0StVv8_iQ/s1600-h/DSC_07173.jpg"><img title="DSC_0717" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0717" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KXpj4ZreUQE/VjbjEe5u1wI/AAAAAAAAWLo/Sy6OVu4a-ZQ/DSC_0717_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-byRjNnOVbEs/VjbjGuqhsNI/AAAAAAAAWL0/EBv21EJBLpQ/s1600-h/DSC_07223.jpg"><img title="DSC_0722" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFCDlaDTR_QHEJoGvQyOTZqSSbKZZQ7WefZ667iHzDiW5TdGR7wAr9uBm-q8EMxwkm9yUnGbEqc5_rafRIFbI1Mud85rMArKJQXTvDTpN9a5VEDEG4Rg5QEaGzY_NmVSguP8tsK2fp_0G/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-f1a20mrAG94/VjbjI3y65aI/AAAAAAAAWME/y5Ac1SM3BiA/s1600-h/DSC_07243.jpg"><img title="DSC_0724" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0724" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JLlwLGW4_gc/VjbjJa0PMCI/AAAAAAAAWMI/F3rpdW0PSyk/DSC_0724_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QDI0AC0jNnM/VjbjLAVXpdI/AAAAAAAAWMU/gEIHBO9zR-Y/s1600-h/DSC_0726.jpg"><img title="DSC_0726" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0726" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TawOXXL5f2s/VjbjLpu4D2I/AAAAAAAAWMY/vM7OfidP3hE/DSC_0726_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="228" height="162"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ur94nNDED78/VjbjNnT5bdI/AAAAAAAAWMk/DoJXwXw6BXE/s1600-h/DSC_07281.jpg"><img title="DSC_0728" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0728" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CmPxV3JFkgA/VjbjOzf1vII/AAAAAAAAWMs/jedeG5p9_GY/DSC_0728_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="215" height="161"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3d7C-URNdog/VjbjQUk35VI/AAAAAAAAWM0/1J6iPXGQSUA/s1600-h/DSC_07351.jpg"><img title="DSC_0735" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0735" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UuyD-r-YlM0/VjbjQ1pTs8I/AAAAAAAAWM4/0qT0yLbvmxM/DSC_0735_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="215" height="161"></a></font> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iL1VklDr6Ts/VjbjSG4YsWI/AAAAAAAAWNE/hEEUEuq8srE/s1600-h/DSC_07348.jpg"><img title="DSC_0734" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0734" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_wzK_kp7dcc/VjbjSsstORI/AAAAAAAAWNI/YXAENGHizPo/DSC_0734_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="230" height="163"></a> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Ainda como parte do "Museums on the Rivers" visitamos o Mid-American All-Indian, um museu dedicado a historia e cultura dos nativos americanos. A colecao do museu inclui o maior numero de obras do pintor e escultor Blackbear Bosin. E muitas outras pecas como joias, ceramica e cestos. O museu tem uma grande colecao dos nativos do Alaska, da metade do seculo XX, bem como as bandeiras de mais de 70 tribos americanas expostas na galeria das Nacoes no espaco de eventos. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ffTJp4sh6J8/VjbjTmeTe8I/AAAAAAAAWNU/eTZtO7RgbNI/s1600-h/DSC_07093.jpg"><img title="DSC_0709" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0709" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KYAakQgOjJo/VjbjUNpVYRI/AAAAAAAAWNY/VNy5okr90A8/DSC_0709_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_M_krFMK9xs/VjbjUxNSrEI/AAAAAAAAWNk/WJ5p3FdLLy0/s1600-h/DSC_07023.jpg"><img title="DSC_0702" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0702" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UhJhQePhrFU/VjbjVQsgdGI/AAAAAAAAWNo/Ykrsno3l3pg/DSC_0702_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lmEuvzmMjMo/VjbjWHMttwI/AAAAAAAAWN0/o9q-BsR7VvQ/s1600-h/DSC_07053.jpg"><img title="DSC_0705" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0705" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--5nRHSy_Dyc/VjbjWibaR6I/AAAAAAAAWN4/te35IcVfn7I/DSC_0705_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iQwMIVvYpg0/VjbjXwrQXrI/AAAAAAAAWOE/XnDvmo2z4Bg/s1600-h/DSC_07083.jpg"><img title="DSC_0708" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0708" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zPDOguQCskA/VjbjYX5yShI/AAAAAAAAWOI/wJeZT2ZXeCA/DSC_0708_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a></font> <p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Old Cowtown Museum eh um museu a ceu-aberto que conta a historia da cidade na segunda metade do seculo XIX (1865-1880). Mostra a transformacao de uma cidade pecuaria para uma cidade agricultural e manufaturada. As construcoes foram recriadas ou removidas de seus lugares originais. Eh uma epoca congelada. Todas as edificacoes sao de madeira. Era o tempo do faroeste. O museu mostra o impacto que a estrada de ferro teve no local. Dois anos apos a sua inauguracao os produtos e servicos chegaram, as casas se tornaram maiores, mais sofisticadas, ganharam moveis e pianos. E os trajes tambem, chapeus, roupas, bolsas. Neste museu entra-se e sai-se das casas , saloons, lojas, dentista a moda antiga, escritorios de advogados, estacao, telegrafo, igreja. O ferreiro (blacksmith) da demonstracao de como os objetos de ferro eram forjados. Lojas de arreios e selas. A remocao do trigo das carrocas para o trem era feito atraves de succao. Os vagoes do trem tambem era de madeira. Todas as construcoes eram de madeira nesse periodo. E as personagens estavam vestidas com os trajes da epoca. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6YegyAmbdD0/VjbjZigt-vI/AAAAAAAAWOU/aYft6kRam3I/s1600-h/DSC_07595.jpg"><img title="DSC_0759" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0759" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vGtj0EbVP9Q/Vjbjabya5TI/AAAAAAAAWOY/7QWiZKvU5x4/DSC_0759_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="176" height="132"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fGsh-C3GOD4/Vjbjb4Q62fI/AAAAAAAAWOk/Hi-OE4LONlI/s1600-h/DSC_07685.jpg"><img title="DSC_0768" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0768" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bWvAdg0P4Ws/VjbjcfWLW0I/AAAAAAAAWOo/LL3UKvY1khU/DSC_0768_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="176" height="132"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-csWhEKVjzBM/VjbjdRaO-TI/AAAAAAAAWO0/XaSNR4KDHAA/s1600-h/DSC_07705.jpg"><img title="DSC_0770" style="border-left-width: 0px; 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border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0873" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-th335iY8LRc/VjbkBjm3ydI/AAAAAAAAWS4/-tFspgbouAw/DSC_0873_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="181" height="129"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArHjwzhyqqeB4auM5MrI4bJbr7p2iy9eoOYcjamT90d-kFqhgvEDAig3emuXyg_xExlJ4-npzTQD2rwPwWPp0kLlocC77a09V7h2ktFf_yQRJPGjui_-zTbJ3uVlA4ZUrTGFvYu9NDaS1/s1600-h/DSC_08745.jpg"><img title="DSC_0874" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0874" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DQoPRSqHEZE/VjbkDbEjf4I/AAAAAAAAWTI/3CnjARhGvUE/DSC_0874_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="179" height="134"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O ultimo museu do conjunto "Museums of the Rivers" eh o Wichita Art Museum. Ele comemorou 80 anos em setembro de 2015 com 80 eventos em 80 dias. O museu foi ampliado varias vezes e construiu novas alas.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tUY-xeCdw44/VjbkEgyiKoI/AAAAAAAAWTU/LHvwG0jGpBs/s1600-h/1a1%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="1a" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="1a" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HvAxfHUVoU0/VjbkEx3VfVI/AAAAAAAAWTY/xbk0d1UpkEA/1a1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="258" height="174"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bRfxIB54Z3g/VjbkFnP8CoI/AAAAAAAAWTk/uN_IVhnj3bw/s1600-h/1b1%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="1b" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="1b" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DLf-bNegXb8/VjbkF_Lo8TI/AAAAAAAAWTo/_m-3OlmG4z8/1b1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="307" height="179"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A partir de 1880 surgiu a town de tijolo-a-vista. Hoje tambem chamada de Old Town. Essa epoca tem menos area preservada. O Drury Plaza Broadview tem uma arquitetura Romanesca.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">foto da History of Old Town (escultura Greteman Group 835 E.First - Farm & Art Market Plaza) escultura de rua.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qt0FMYbv6WM/VjbkHr_nnPI/AAAAAAAAWT0/yiqGrHAAL5E/s1600-h/2b3.jpg"><img title="2b" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="2b" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2FutxGpG7RY/VjbkH_fR7WI/AAAAAAAAWT4/_WxmUPCfYKE/2b_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="247" height="153"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w56ZjHKeV2Y/VjbkI3d5w8I/AAAAAAAAWUE/Gk-y9XWw3d0/s1600-h/2c3.gif"><img title="2c" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="2c" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j7bIbVitG8A/VjbkJoi7r8I/AAAAAAAAWUM/HCSH7V6orIQ/2c_thumb1.gif?imgmax=800" width="354" height="153"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zKGMOfxH8yU/VjbkKatO5HI/AAAAAAAAWUU/P6b4zuk3paQ/s1600-h/2d2.jpg"><img title="2d" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="2d" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-u6QduIy6-ro/VjbkK6NMdqI/AAAAAAAAWUY/QmI07pTIvTs/2d_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="158"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A partir de 1900 surgiu a cidade de concreto com predios renascentistas e art deco envolvendo predios do governo e grandes empresas. Entre eles a Catedral da Imaculada Conceicao (neo-classica), Sedgwick historic Count Court house, United State Court House, Old sedgwick County Court house (Romanesco), </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Muitos deles transformados em museus.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bBuzelJTCvU/VjbkLloylKI/AAAAAAAAWUk/Mdy24ZtRkXA/s1600-h/cate2.jpg"><img title="cate" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="cate" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UjwYWwqaC0A/VjbkNHMcksI/AAAAAAAAWUs/gj96FBzUc1o/cate_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="203"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tKcu4B2L1LY/VjbkN8hDLBI/AAAAAAAAWU0/hzlHImwNvXk/s1600-h/sigfoto3.jpg"><img title="sigfoto" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="sigfoto" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I7K4HpZxcRk/VjbkOKOrd6I/AAAAAAAAWU4/be14SRlLXf0/sigfoto_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="252" height="197"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xdotzyoXZQA/VjbkO2yzsVI/AAAAAAAAWVE/yr3BID7wjh8/s1600-h/uss4.jpg"><img title="uss" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="uss" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nmoHg_xCvZo/VjbkPwxTKmI/AAAAAAAAWVM/_KnrLooObxg/uss_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="278" height="196"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-S5QDjeW6g58/VjbkQ8ShOVI/AAAAAAAAWVU/nmpcNhlbSis/s1600-h/DSC_05704.jpg"><img title="DSC_0570" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0570" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bF6GvlQZBGg/VjbkRfvzgTI/AAAAAAAAWVY/zYOzkHLM3uk/DSC_0570_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="184"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4FqhwxOhG84/VjbkSSZCtmI/AAAAAAAAWVk/hFcKQHN5c54/s1600-h/DSC_06204.jpg"><img title="DSC_0620" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0620" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fDOieIOLrvA/VjbkS7LGGLI/AAAAAAAAWVo/0RUiu0nWjgU/DSC_0620_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="250" height="177"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b9xYR9yDCog/VjbkT8psYnI/AAAAAAAAWV0/xJh3bo1pTjE/s1600-h/DSC_06214.jpg"><img title="DSC_0621" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0621" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OiIE3a5QS7g/VjbkUW41hFI/AAAAAAAAWV4/GBd2mFRHrZg/DSC_0621_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="258" height="183"></a></font> <p> <font size="4" face="Verdana">Century II for Performing Arts composto pelo Convention Center e Concert Hall, eh a construcao que mais se destaca no skyline da cidade. Pertence ao municipio e tem a missao de providenciar beneficios para a cidade atraves de seu uso como teatro, palco pra musica, dance, conferencias e business. Foi inaugurado em 1969 e em 1986 teve area ampliada.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NIK_tmq1cXE/VjbkUwGvhiI/AAAAAAAAWWA/xGNlvLm96Go/s1600-h/ww3.jpg"><img title="ww" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="ww" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KvXIJjNTmoU/VjbkVpoh4WI/AAAAAAAAWWM/yV74aRk6IRs/ww_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="412" height="232"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Esportes: Intrust Bank Arena eh uma arena multi-uso com 15 mil assentos e eh casa para o time wichita Thunder-hockey e para o Wichita force-futebol americano); Lawrence Dumont Stadium (baseball), Wichita Ice Center (hockey); Charles Koch Arena, casa para o Wichita State University-basketball.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_0SZCMCovBw/VjbkWmq43-I/AAAAAAAAWWU/dDr43Ie_iP8/s1600-h/DSC_07645.jpg"><img title="DSC_0764" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0764" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LNka7Qun1Q4/VjbkXOn3AUI/AAAAAAAAWWc/I-1TKOSaRGM/DSC_0764_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="138"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sXZOCf2rQa8/VjbkYbMOs-I/AAAAAAAAWWk/sjmpnvhx2Dk/s1600-h/ba15.jpg"><img title="ba1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="ba1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-59r70oNJo4A/VjbkY4uwYqI/AAAAAAAAWWo/UPEtt-XFsvs/ba1_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="188" height="139"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yRpRLohXY9w/VjbkZUGbYSI/AAAAAAAAWW0/FdQIaDWs3aU/s1600-h/i13.jpg"><img title="i1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="i1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M3S5Df1TZMM/VjbkZ-YNJ6I/AAAAAAAAWW4/An5h5TxzhkQ/i1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="216" height="138"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rGJfN6j0seo/VjbkeCH0qpI/AAAAAAAAWXE/IiY7JOxjdG0/s1600-h/k14.png"><img title="k1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="k1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Vn655bxA7wg/VjbkfTlrzMI/AAAAAAAAWXM/0EAv1FfBYPg/k1_thumb2.png?imgmax=800" width="266" height="139"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Os entusiastas de motorcicletas tem lugar garantido na cidade, o Alefs Harley-Davidson, estabelecido em 2005 oferece motos Harley, roupas para motoristas, pecas e acessorios para motos. De fevereiro a Dezembro promovem um evento mensal.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MMaaMorNzbI/VjbkgGCXvxI/AAAAAAAAWXU/9E368GzkPFg/s1600-h/ales5.jpg"><img title="ales" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="ales" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XPdZFm4ZeXw/VjbkgbVPY7I/AAAAAAAAWXY/FFBQqtpIzEg/ales_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="326" height="184"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WEggLiwHGMo/VjbkhCm4wcI/AAAAAAAAWXk/LEYUHeqSPPo/s1600-h/hd4.jpg"><img title="hd" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="hd" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2j_1L1VOhtw/Vjbkht8dc6I/AAAAAAAAWXo/4_C3pIYUp_A/hd_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="265" height="187"></a></font> <p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A arte na rua chama a atencao. Ela embeleza e energiza a cidade.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">foto da escultura wind Sprint Gateway</font> <p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oPukVhGmmvs/VjbkiXcJaLI/AAAAAAAAWX0/LjLcvove1jg/s1600-h/DSC_06613.jpg"><img title="DSC_0661" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0661" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PuuWDixF8-s/Vjbkix3LDJI/AAAAAAAAWX4/aA875irgjHs/DSC_0661_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i8MYm3gZMco/Vjbkj9LcfgI/AAAAAAAAWYE/4jbjX_Upt2Q/s1600-h/DSC_06447.jpg"><img title="DSC_0644" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0644" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gEqeNi1nWRM/VjbkkQP6mBI/AAAAAAAAWYI/d8ZkgDgCGXA/DSC_0644_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a></font> <font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eNbP23rEHJk/Vjbkkz-jIQI/AAAAAAAAWYU/euLwPvRvO_A/s1600-h/DSC_06483.jpg"><img title="DSC_0648" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0648" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Y4y1ePoxmh0/Vjbkl4tlTcI/AAAAAAAAWYc/mepdgP_NlCA/DSC_0648_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ll_-1tRxMsE/VjbknLG5wZI/AAAAAAAAWYk/4n6zo8E7AnA/s1600-h/DSC_06523.jpg"><img title="DSC_0652" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0652" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-er4yrltr1Ak/VjbknuNlMDI/AAAAAAAAWYo/D_OpQqH7eyI/DSC_0652_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a></font> <p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Kansas Aviation Museum esta localizado no edificio do Terminal e Administracao do antigo Aeroporto Municipal de Wichita que funcionou de 1935 a 1951. Apos a Segunda Guerra a Forca Aerea Americana precisou de uma base aerea no centro do pais. Comprou o aeroporto municipal e mais tarde o transformou na base de Comando Estrategico Aereo. Ate 1954 os voos civis e militares usaram o mesmo aeroporto. A Forca Aerea continuou a usar o edificio ate 1984. Em 1990 comecou a funcionar como museu. A arquitetura do edificio eh Art Deco com formas e angulos geometricos. Na rua estao expostos os seguintes avioes: B-47 Stratojet, B-52 Stratofortress, KC-135 Stratotanker, Boeing 737-200, Republic F-84F Thunderstreak, Beech Starship, O-2 Skymaster, Cessna T37, Learjet 23, SteaamanTrainer, Laird Swallow, U-8 Seminole e Locckheed T-33.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EV9AZxiTsSU/VjbkopYOBbI/AAAAAAAAWY0/ftOs0KQfs38/s1600-h/DSC_08953.jpg"><img title="DSC_0895" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0895" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tzRCAynQvhE/Vjbko64zE1I/AAAAAAAAWY4/CTeXzCBzbnY/DSC_0895_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8kyHzGSfY2njmcbGI8W6oLKHGy1REbNGPg3l1FQk-6iY6HdxlGPFIsmlas1SqkS6d4Ws0TuWH4gkqph47xrLcTHcK2n3yz6nmPFXfDWADjpXr-kvc8aNStjGDypBbMLp8db4hyET3JSsY/s1600-h/DSC_08973.jpg"><img title="DSC_0897" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0897" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-f2wvCaLkaOs/VjbkqSRdppI/AAAAAAAAWZI/R0kWd9rqa_8/DSC_0897_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPE2UYNpB5JS1J4ENEa6OTMhODadZ_fW5gWXZiFByzQDiaWuxxyLfPFTuqUOzKiFZyVOEtYsSPNkqly2Vf1pCPHscU82P0jzMtENqHg2BXaukjKFjcwloJeuJbHBhae5dKg1jQoJga1Ja/s1600-h/DSC_08983.jpg"><img title="DSC_0898" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0898" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_FPPsykN_J4/Vjbkrqk9HMI/AAAAAAAAWZY/L5rvS5_nipY/DSC_0898_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O skyline de Wichita eh diferente. Ele nao nao tem muitos predios altos mas eh atraente.</font> <p> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UUSi8KK9dt0/VjbvmMBj3rI/AAAAAAAAWZ8/NRnSPqrTXBY/s1600-h/vichi%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="vichi" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="vichi" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BoqlI6iHbhI/Vjbvm1jY_VI/AAAAAAAAWaE/vUbtMwEt01U/vichi_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="723" height="495"></a> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Wichita tem dois grandes malls, o Towne East Squares o Towne West Squares.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A cidade eh um celeiro de gas, petroleo, soja, aco, trigo. Com o dinheiro do petroleo diversificou sua economia com atividades comerciais e novas industrias preparando-se para o futuro pois um dia o petroleo, certamente, acabara. A Cargil Developing Center trabalha com carne empacotadada. A cidade conta com duas companhias de energia eletrica a Kress Energy e a Westar Energy.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Ha varias universidades na cidade destacando-se a Wichita State University. Conta tambem com um jornal diario. Eh uma cidade plana e espalhada. Tem bastante terra e pode dar-se ao luxo de ter extensas areas abertas. Tem uma populacao de 382 mil habitantes.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Alem de todas as atracoes da cidade a recepcao ao turista e calorosa.</font> <p> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yA1WLEJMK7o/Vjbvn9q8RkI/AAAAAAAAWaM/s4pnYcuSBQk/s1600-h/DSC_0574%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0574" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0574" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2v0DFJYB0wI/VjbvojYG4JI/AAAAAAAAWaQ/WSfE8UAYuso/DSC_0574_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="211" height="157"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Bxa2uoMoq8E/VjbvpRR1vgI/AAAAAAAAWac/JMiZB96Se0s/s1600-h/DSC_0579%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0579" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0579" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZhcGLlyJcbM/VjbvqND8xBI/AAAAAAAAWag/yhFFGCmp4zM/DSC_0579_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="220" height="156"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-703h8bzEAgg/Vjbvq29CsQI/AAAAAAAAWas/T4x321Xkz-o/s1600-h/DSC_0577%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0577" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0577" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DEp9OZY9dNc/VjbvrjotrWI/AAAAAAAAWaw/A5qUpeVolWY/DSC_0577_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="223" height="158"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QSfUoJjRzGA/VjbvshGOmII/AAAAAAAAWa8/ccIp3risVFY/s1600-h/DSC_0581%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0581" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0581" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HETpKPI2fKU/VjbvtC881EI/AAAAAAAAWbA/06XKGHm5R4w/DSC_0581_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="220" height="156"></a> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Kehrig Silvestre</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Cida e Celso</font> <ul></ul> VIVENDO NA ESTRADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123949644858798035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019477320823703617.post-35233682783150246802015-10-28T19:44:00.001-07:002015-10-28T19:48:13.811-07:00Kansas City–Missouri<p> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Kansas eh um estado no centro dos Estados Unidos. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Primeira questao a ser resolvida quando se chega a Kansas City é aprender a distinguir sobre qual Kansas City voce esta falando.<br>Kansas City, Missouri ou Kansas City, Kansas.<br>As duas cidades pertencem a estados diferentes. A primeira fica em Missouri e a segunda, em Kansas. Sao vizinhas. Se situam na junçao dos rios Missouri e Kansas. Esclarecido, passarei a falar da Kansas City, Missouri.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Kansas City foi estabelecida por franceses. Apos a Guerra dos Sete Anos (1763), pelo tratado de Paris, passou para os espanhois que apenas cobravam os impostos e ela continuou nas maos dos franceses. A cidade foi fundada em 1850 e cresceu com a expansao das estradas de ferro, criacao de gado e industria de embalagem de carne. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Durante a Guerra Civil americana ficaram dividos entre permanecer do lado dos Confederados (sul) ou se aliar a Union (norte). O estado fica no centro do pais. Tiveram uma guerra civil local antes da nacional até que o norte quebrou o poder do exercito do sul e Kansas passou a fazer parte dos Estados Unidos. Mas os sulistas levaram anos até assinar lealdade aos Estados Unidos.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Hoje tem 459 mil habitantes e 30% eh de afro-americanos.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Pouco antes de nos aproximarmos do perimetro urbano percebemos o uso intenso do trem de carga. Uns cem vagoes. A presença da estrada de ferro foi decisiva no passado e continua onipresente hoje.<br>Adentrando a cidade e seus distritos encontra-se um show de predios de arquitetutura diversificada e arrojada.</font> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N05-daLIhVQ/VjGEuU-M9fI/AAAAAAAAV5w/hvtFvNtOCow/s1600-h/kansas3.jpg"><img title="kansas" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="kansas" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vt-EDEep11k/VjGEvDYwxWI/AAAAAAAAV50/Gu1koalvwzI/kansas_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="914" height="300"></a> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Centro de Convençoes com quatro colunas no alto do predio representa a historia da Arte Deco de Kansas City e o kauffman Center for Performing Arts eh casa para a Orquestra Sinfonica e Opera. Eh o endereco para musica, teatro, danca e shows de musica ao vivo. O teatro tem 1800 lugares e a sala de concert 1600. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ENtMriGVVcg/VjGEwA2BXiI/AAAAAAAAV6A/_9xBHSoSwYI/s1600-h/conv3.jpg"><img title="conv" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="conv" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vDp2KK_VVhE/VjGEwl6JSZI/AAAAAAAAV6E/fyDf129k6Ig/conv_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="295" height="213"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z0g0Htrbyck/VjGEyGL1PnI/AAAAAAAAV6Q/-zegj5dqQLM/s1600-h/kkauf4.jpg"><img title="View of the north side of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City, Missouri." style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="View of the north side of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City, Missouri." src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HTGs4noOTgE/VjGEynVOQ1I/AAAAAAAAV6U/Rg7wE-HIZjU/kkauf_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="304" height="214"></a></font><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Além deste, a cidade tem mais oito teatros. O Missouri é conhecido como o estado da arte.</font> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A cidade conta com varios edificios em estilo renascentista (greco-romano decorativo), tambem conhecido como Beaux Arts, estilo surgido na Franca, entre eles o City Hall e a Court House funcionando num mesmo predio em andares diferentes; o Jackson County Courthouse, o Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, o Kansas City Power and Light Company (companhia de eletricidade que serve a area metroplolitana).</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--fdfBI4PejQ/VjGEzZpUBDI/AAAAAAAAV6g/s-63IdZlfK8/s1600-h/DSC_04313.jpg"><img title="DSC_0431" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0431" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7ujfYeBF77U/VjGE0ZJZ5aI/AAAAAAAAV6o/inLvKeM44nE/DSC_0431_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kVAsTaTOoUI/VjGE1bDfhXI/AAAAAAAAV6w/j8ems5EOZUk/s1600-h/JacksonMOhouse3.jpg"><img title="JacksonMOhouse" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="JacksonMOhouse" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-u68AWdY7zC0/VjGE2LfRr9I/AAAAAAAAV64/1eRETzFMNeM/JacksonMOhouse_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="168" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1KF7Gu9ly8U/VjGE3a_WCUI/AAAAAAAAV7A/H_Hf4qK8wyQ/s1600-h/nelson4.jpg"><img title="nelson" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="nelson" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6PCjrtC2_KU/VjGE4PTkMWI/AAAAAAAAV7E/xIoVeL8EwsI/nelson_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="312" height="243"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eq9Nkj2kb6U/VjGE5T2VXnI/AAAAAAAAV7Q/rVqwjRuk96I/s1600-h/KCPL1.jpeg2.jpg"><img title="KCPL_ME_071010_DRE_0001f.jpg" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="KCPL_ME_071010_DRE_0001f.jpg" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NjIsFOu4B6k/VjGE6PPXsrI/AAAAAAAAV7c/pPhBb0SvbJo/KCPL1.jpeg_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A Union Station inaugurada em 1914 serviu para transporte de passageiros e carga ate 1968. De 1971 a 1983 a Amtrak, The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, prestou servico entre cidades. Em 1972 foi colocada no Registro Nacional de Lugares Historicos. Transformou-se num centro de cultura com um Centro de Ciencia e Museu da Ferrovia. Em 2002 a Amtrak voltou a operar na Union Station. Em 2006 a Haverty Bridge conecta a Union Station a dowtown e outros distritos criando uma ligacao para pedestres. Esta ponte foi doada e mudada para o local. Em 2008 adicionaram uma Galeria de Artes, em 2013 um teatro. Em 2014 Exposicoes Permanentes da Historia da Estacao Uniao foram inauguradas. No exterior estao expostos vagoes de luxo para passageiros que faziam viagens de Chicago a Los Angeles. Eles tinham ar condicionado, cama, comida alta classe e foram os primeiros impulsionados a diesel. O mais famoso era o Super Chief. E o Santa Fe, o Pulman e o Union Pacific eram comparados a ele. Virou cartao postal. Cultura e beleza a servico da populacao.</font> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hXL31yAVneo/VjGE75vNvKI/AAAAAAAAV7k/rfKx9YGjw0A/s1600-h/DSC_03604.jpg"><img title="DSC_0360" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0360" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oWU-tPFhPdQ/VjGE8V8T7vI/AAAAAAAAV7s/LjLcIiiT5ws/DSC_0360_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="220" height="156"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7yOsnu7jhOQ/VjGFEoZ-ZHI/AAAAAAAAV70/DKM1QEMGk2A/s1600-h/DSC_03794.jpg"><img title="DSC_0379" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0379" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BjONVppDNBA/VjGFHmpY7MI/AAAAAAAAV78/FxV2JofCmm8/DSC_0379_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="221" height="157"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lbIOR1m4FJQ/VjGFR9VBSJI/AAAAAAAAV8E/RPcBdmU5-TA/s1600-h/ciencie4.jpg"><img title="ciencie" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="ciencie" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VqohK8Dotb8/VjGFS189bUI/AAAAAAAAV8M/UzogxHr1GQI/ciencie_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="224" height="157"></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NabEaxwRrzk/VjGFYWpcvyI/AAAAAAAAV8U/2cofv7l2-T8/s1600-h/DSC_03758.jpg"><img title="DSC_0375" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0375" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-249JqBIWzmY/VjGFZMN20II/AAAAAAAAV8c/zTs5vnG4qik/DSC_0375_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="219" height="155"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O National WWI Museum at Liberty Memorial eh uma obra gigantesca. Eh um Art Deco. Esta situado numa colina e eh composto de um enorme obelisco e dois predios em lados opostos que contam a historia da Primeira Guerra Mundial e o impacto que ela teve sobre o mundo. Trinta e seis nacoes tomaram parte e 65 milhoes de homens e mulheres serviram o exercito, marinha e aeronautica. Mais de 9 milhoes morreram.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oSqtqaZGjDs/VjGFbG8BYKI/AAAAAAAAV8k/pr5UT3yr2Fs/s1600-h/DSC_03693.jpg"><img title="DSC_0369" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0369" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4nHaSXMJ-hk/VjGFc_eSSYI/AAAAAAAAV8s/ic7KYwMRfXY/DSC_0369_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cilynmb8T3I/VjGFfxO8wEI/AAAAAAAAV80/cs7Q4kdWk5Y/s1600-h/DSC_03993.jpg"><img title="DSC_0399" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0399" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RpLO_xKxFV4/VjGFgo6X4CI/AAAAAAAAV88/r3mNr3rzsxY/DSC_0399_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AIETX_J-96o/VjGFipIIBSI/AAAAAAAAV9E/_1SWQ1yzSgU/s1600-h/DSC_04013.jpg"><img title="DSC_0401" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0401" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZwNzidyQGJU/VjGFjZLf3JI/AAAAAAAAV9M/nCUj4IeFBDY/DSC_0401_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Charles Evans Whittaker U.S. Court House e o American Century Tower I e II tem arquitetura pos-moderna.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rzUKyYvnQqk/VjGFlUeryeI/AAAAAAAAV9U/o3NnV8hemBQ/s1600-h/DSC_04294.jpg"><img title="DSC_0429" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0429" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ysanEd-2bg0/VjGFlwOB_nI/AAAAAAAAV9c/WUToT0ligV4/DSC_0429_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="349" height="247"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5bGJnTDS0N1C4ENGZe33X9voH5PY0RJABusBz2V5-l7vvIt90TzAr4RQZVYDEnq667sCkJflAdVcvmFoAl6HlNvzCuO0zoei38vhi5UA4TURtU06lZW-zu3CuDtZyvyo9tLOIBEGLGCUu/s1600-h/america2.jpg"><img title="america" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="america" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-egoNvb4gZnc/VjGFpVws-4I/AAAAAAAAV9o/DEWqraOogLM/america_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="216" height="244"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Crown Center, no coracao da cidade, eh o lugar de reuniao dos locais e visitantes. Conta com lojas, resturantes, teatro, filmes ao ar livre, o Sea Life Aquarium. O Legoland e o Sheraton e Westin Hotels dentro do complexo. No inverno funciona pista de skate. Eh uma area vibrante. Nessa regiao encontra-se o Boulevard das Americas, contendo as bandeiras dos paises das Americas. Brasil se fez presente.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bP5Nn1IxtlU/VjGFsSCetSI/AAAAAAAAV90/27-TKUbN5Z4/s1600-h/DSC_03664.jpg"><img title="DSC_0366" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3k9dYlJxaEq5HSylyjbdNouEw98wGpbNwU8T4SgVEJESnOxv8FfD5o98O8S_-KbpJ2FyN6QGgm42leUTI7KaU4viFki6-uQLiEU4yi5ggFLs1By_vziV-IoIjvXaBwos0eiZ0Fr5bxrV/?imgmax=800" width="321" height="227"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mps2bJggo74/VjGFuyEUrCI/AAAAAAAAV-E/qe0wbcctuGg/s1600-h/sea3.jpg"><img title="sea" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="sea" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-azeuLjDogqE/VjGFv_ZU7XI/AAAAAAAAV-M/zhWc52devNA/sea_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="317" height="223"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vpMVVscBAA0/VjGFxtNcUbI/AAAAAAAAV-U/wcLQksJ3CLY/s1600-h/westin2.jpg"><img title="westin" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="westin" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0iOmgzxNc84/VjGFzAqnSnI/AAAAAAAAV-c/Pan0A45rtlA/westin_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="226"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Um distrito que chama a atençao é o da Country Club Plaza. Trate-se de uma area de 55 acres (222.577 metros quadrados ou um terreno de 500 x 500 metros quadrados) comprados por um milhao de dolares em 1921 por J.C. Nichols. <br>Com a fabricaçao do carro em serie ele idealizou um centro comercial aberto, fora do centro da cidade. Ele o construiu em estilo arabe baseado na cidade de Sevilha. Um luxo. Trata-se da da pequena bela Sevilha nos Estados Unidos. Nao tao pequena, convenhamos. Arcos, torres, mosaicos, domos, tijolo-a-vista e numerosas fontes com estatuetas de bronze. Lojas, restaurantes, hoteis, bares. E musicos tocando nas areas abertas.<br>Em 1998, o flho do Nichols adquiriu novas areas e construiu predios de garagem com 4000 mil vagas para estacionamento. A praça tem popularidade e reputaçao no pais inteiro.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aGtScQPr40Y/VjGF0nDt8II/AAAAAAAAV-k/9xvADFNSQAQ/s1600-h/DSC_04364.jpg"><img title="DSC_0436" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0436" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-11CnSUXJg6E/VjGF1UUvjqI/AAAAAAAAV-o/gyuOMfehtV8/DSC_0436_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="221" height="157"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ji2pTlMVGBU/VjGF3DAAOmI/AAAAAAAAV-0/yu55Sxrhsw0/s1600-h/DSC_04374.jpg"><img title="DSC_0437" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0437" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c5tZUp1X5e8/VjGF35NVwFI/AAAAAAAAV-8/n4OcbUScpKk/DSC_0437_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="216" height="153"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PDAnML-Cins/VjGF6nV0B6I/AAAAAAAAV_E/CY0mfhagAdo/s1600-h/DSC_04414.jpg"><img title="DSC_0441" style="border-left-width: 0px; 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border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0447" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F__2suHEkDo/VjGGNOobaoI/AAAAAAAAWAs/OrgBIJaApmk/DSC_0447_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="216" height="153"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KDeYac7IL_Q/VjGG_ukctTI/AAAAAAAAWA4/6MEWcvdO1Kw/s1600-h/DSC_04774.jpg"><img title="DSC_0477" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0477" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--LgOdmQnwBg/VjGHAjAUPAI/AAAAAAAAWBA/UzkntHcK1aE/DSC_0477_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="216" height="153"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-z_0AVRTohq4/VjGHG0IvyOI/AAAAAAAAWBI/I6MsGHGF5k0/s1600-h/DSC_04344.jpg"><img title="DSC_0434" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0434" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w37nxZ90XWY/VjGHHm8EiJI/AAAAAAAAWBQ/HrkJu3qi-2M/DSC_0434_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="217" height="154"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Kemper Museum of Contemporany Art, localizado no norte da Plaza e no coracao do cruzamento, abriga dezenas de colecoes de Arte Moderna e Contemporanea em seus tres enderecos: Museu de arte Contemporanea, Blue Star Museum e The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art. As terras foram doadas por William Rockhill Nelson.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rqls_RZsErw/VjGHIcR3glI/AAAAAAAAWBU/ABwnkPxw9as/s1600-h/KemperMuseum3.jpg"><img title="KemperMuseum" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="KemperMuseum" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cZDLrjD6tQ8/VjGHIgKQBlI/AAAAAAAAWBc/iRq36B1S-80/KemperMuseum_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="432" height="168"></a></font> <font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6UhUZsKsdINAtkbyFbXquZkZat1jXQEczZiQTmB4uRT-e_dsRUOb73OU1yCV2v4VxInA_C-_2zVRwL1K5vJpnTi-VrsuX04jDCLsykVoZCLQhdAPoL6PAW3_i_k3wjO_HJtveF24b70B/s1600-h/abre2.jpg"><img title="abre" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="abre" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i2ATv2zRPYo/VjGHJgS8XrI/AAAAAAAAWBs/ACqmrNwIUWg/abre_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="166"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Kansas City Power&Light District, situado a poucos passos do Spirit Center, Convention Center e Kauffman Center for Performing Arts, eh um bairro de entretenimento. Formado por nove quadras, ele conta com restaurantes, bares, lojas e night clubs, cinema e salas pra concerto.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Kansas City, Missouri, foi onde o jazz e o blues se desenvolveram. Os locais dizem que se foi em New Orleans, Lousiana, que ele o jazz nasceu, foi aqui que ele cresceu, no final do seculo XIX. Ha museus sobre o periodo e os clubs tocam esses ritmos ainda hoje e os atuais compositores incluem pequenos refroes em suas obras para homenagear o passado da cidade. Varios cantores e grupos famosos foram lançados aqui, inclusive os Irmaos Jackson (Michael, junto)</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_xJeZVgP1pY/VjGHKChYunI/AAAAAAAAWB0/LUfcgiHT6fU/s1600-h/po14.jpg"><img title="po1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="po1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o1Il6QxKSlA/VjGHKtPDVlI/AAAAAAAAWB8/tOpDrSjl2Q4/po1_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="466" height="338"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7HkGjJ8T82I/VjGHLP08fjI/AAAAAAAAWCI/GcucU23O6Iw/s1600-h/po25.jpg"><img title="po2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="po2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nqLtzbBW9g4/VjGHLx70TMI/AAAAAAAAWCM/Zrp5pYtQupE/po2_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="393" height="339"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b-FUm4JOAqY/VjGHMuEl8hI/AAAAAAAAWCY/IlwhQFCI16U/s1600-h/po34.jpg"><img title="po3" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="po3" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-XbITh2l27gi_qoeXSh8vlJflXMyEcVp_TyPt166EHSaQOlMQTl_6q8xoqNtTa710e4slRaHcciqq4LdKuDCkysE4AvtdCxtPEeYvQCaXrIfjLoM2DRidwExemM4I0KntyqclGjIo7b5z/?imgmax=800" width="422" height="286"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fjOGCziIUoA/VjGHOoDVlFI/AAAAAAAAWCo/YP9cmulf6oc/s1600-h/po44.jpg"><img title="The Midland Theater is located in downtown Kansas City. Built in 1927, it was renovated in 2008 as part of the Kansas City Power and Light District Project." style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="The Midland Theater is located in downtown Kansas City. Built in 1927, it was renovated in 2008 as part of the Kansas City Power and Light District Project." src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-no8vDC1w84c/VjGHPbounsI/AAAAAAAAWCs/5auHew4G6Ig/po4_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="408" height="292"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">KC Sprint Center eh uma arena multi-uso localizada no lado leste do Power&Light District. Leva o nome da Companhia Spring de Telecomunicacao. Eh propriedade do municipio. No mesmo local situa-se o Kansas City Star (kansas City.com). Trata-se do McClatcher, jornal com sede em kansas City.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UHycbd_p71o/VjGHP_4HSMI/AAAAAAAAWC0/U6HeS2YQsRY/s1600-h/kc14.jpg"><img title="kc1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="kc1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-54dvZ6ZGlio/VjGHQeKImaI/AAAAAAAAWC8/lUlQliK1wA4/kc1_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="320" height="210"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pDthch28JkE/VjGHRFOyzsI/AAAAAAAAWDI/BIledtkJ59c/s1600-h/kc23.jpg"><img title="kc2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="kc2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0SpP0XtGpm8/VjGHRhCxytI/AAAAAAAAWDM/nDuvc2ohzx4/kc2_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="301" height="212"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Arabia Steamboat Museum eh um tribute ao navio Arabia que afundou no Rio Missouri perto de Kansas City em 1856 com uma misteriosa carga de 200 toneladas. Perdido por 132 anos ele foi resgatado em 1988 com roupas, ferramentas, loucas, armas e outros objetos da tripulacao bem preservados que hoje formam o museu. No final da noite a area se torna point para o jazz. O Mercado Publico da Cidade fica no mesmo endereco. Chova ou faca sol, sabado e domingo os maiores fazendeiros da cidade trazem seus produtos para vender. Montam 140 tendas de produtos frescos, flores e comidas assadas. </font> <p> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QHanudaftDk/VjGHSQZ7sEI/AAAAAAAAWDU/C2eWEsZqoyw/s1600-h/DSC_04223.jpg"><img title="DSC_0422" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0422" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hcfTuYrcTC0/VjGHS0SK1PI/AAAAAAAAWDg/UZQMVHroUew/DSC_0422_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zdVQUAHbYxI/VjGHThEhR1I/AAAAAAAAWDo/HPGQoHxc7oI/s1600-h/DSC_04233.jpg"><img title="DSC_0423" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0423" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mQKi71KZmk8/VjGHUa4KEuI/AAAAAAAAWDs/QK350K1NLKM/DSC_0423_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9oYbmUQUd5UESW0Fas0QSSpNrnpk4V004UGJxzZ4bH4YkdNHCxn5Yl62NAzTmf38eqQhbTqIK4uiSJEBtBlxPElQS6mnzGkf4rsQ_GyLwsmW-pEx3Z7XXWW1d9WHWtWNiMenbnozPDyPB/s1600-h/DSC_04247.jpg"><img title="DSC_0424" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0424" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zNAW0IUM2_w/VjGHWpU6duI/AAAAAAAAWEA/CWxvIiYwzIk/DSC_0424_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A cidade também se destaca em varios esportes e tem muitas atracoes. Na Village West ha o Kansas Speedway, casa para duas corridas Nascar por ano (final de semana). The </font><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon_IndyCar_Series"><font size="4" face="Verdana">Verizon IndyCar Series</font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> tambem correram aqui ate 2011. Conta com o Casino at Kansas Speedway. Schlitterbahn Water Park, Legends Outlets e muito mais.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5EYYvxolhv0/VjGHXVzXzLI/AAAAAAAAWEI/uQNwa5mWPk0/s1600-h/sp13.jpg"><img title="2011 NASCAR Kansas" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="2011 NASCAR Kansas" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-V2n_e7kQi6Y/VjGHYKISUZI/AAAAAAAAWEM/vLt5gNU_lyM/sp1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="201" height="142"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DlElkIGmV3o/VjGHZV3aYuI/AAAAAAAAWEY/sGAx9nyt93I/s1600-h/sp22.png"><img title="sp2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="sp2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eRnowW9xDxg/VjGHZ7hPE3I/AAAAAAAAWEg/qvvq9ZiRh2I/sp2_thumb.png?imgmax=800" width="244" height="99"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hMJKRVnf30E/VjGHarwlQoI/AAAAAAAAWEk/he8Ezjftrf4/s1600-h/sp33.jpg"><img title="sp3" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="sp3" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Fao5Ji3lw8A/VjGHcayoSGI/AAAAAAAAWEw/LHshYV3XVi0/sp3_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="201" height="168"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vZ6UmFhW2WM/VjGHrC4IsNI/AAAAAAAAWE4/a1gFv_UpJVQ/s1600-h/sp42.jpg"><img title="sp4" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="sp4" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KCIq8Ntr3UI/VjGHsHIqJQI/AAAAAAAAWFA/g4OVdfhny3w/sp4_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="171"></a></font> <p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Villege West Tambem eh o endereco do Ball Park, campo do Kansas City T-bones e ainda eh onde se localiza o Sporting Park, estadio de futebol, inaugurado em 2011.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SBQRC1S2RV8/VjGHwwEK29I/AAAAAAAAWFI/LbOtdwaxSNs/s1600-h/bp4.jpg"><img title="bp" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="bp" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JgaVcFUVqg8/VjGHxwTaeJI/AAAAAAAAWFQ/OEYjJm86lHU/bp_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="205"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-L2QUY7N2EnQ/VjGH21gHjpI/AAAAAAAAWFY/Zbh90FkSEzY/s1600-h/ff3.jpg"><img title="ff" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="ff" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8tGHmjbmKSk/VjGH3kJrsnI/AAAAAAAAWFg/lAZHtp33P7M/ff_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="286" height="203"></a></font> <p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">No leste se encontra o Truman Sports Complex para esporte profissional. Casa para o Kansas City Chiefs (football, o futebol americano) e o Kansas City Royals (baseball).</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZQV-WAPD-cs/VjGH5ojm4sI/AAAAAAAAWFo/PtWiIclUt1Y/s1600-h/trum15.jpg"><img title="trum1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="trum1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xJQsG-PisOg/VjGH6j7_MwI/AAAAAAAAWFw/rcJteM0l8HA/trum1_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="332" height="212"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Gi9ovcUSJyU/VjGH7w_w3QI/AAAAAAAAWF4/ca8M-gIq_1o/s1600-h/chief5.jpg"><img title="chief" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="chief" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iWHo-KQoaVE/VjGH8fad-EI/AAAAAAAAWGA/vJDvmw8upMQ/chief_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="279" height="213"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pnFFRMtIemw/VjGH9TC1vaI/AAAAAAAAWGE/D2FnvGMn8Ss/s1600-h/trr3.jpg"><img title="trr" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="trr" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BEoeEiGux5g/VjGH-KPUjhI/AAAAAAAAWGM/ar8lhHswBt0/trr_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="272" height="214"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Presidente Harry S. Truma (1945-1953) tem casa e Biblioteca em Independence. Eh uma das treze Bibliotecas Presidenciais existentes nos Estados Unidos. Ele era o Vice-presidente de Franklin Delano Roosevelt e assumiu quando o titular morreu. Depois se reelegeu.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Independence também é terra de Jesse James, famoso ladrao de banco e trem. Fica a 24 km de Kansas City.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AAz_FF_Z0tc/VjGH_4mwWTI/AAAAAAAAWGY/8vhNbVWVKk4/s1600-h/DSC_03435.jpg"><img title="DSC_0343" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0343" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TONovnyyo6w/VjGIBf33OKI/AAAAAAAAWGg/vlasnae8oy4/DSC_0343_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="318" height="233"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cpzkZdbYhsQS5XGJ11VpEjJlOj86hHLtwFWksvPoNfXqYdsQjCZ7TbB2GyVP8XaGekcRqDvM5_xCM7T1ciqVQvK1S-y2fqhwLWgUlDuEtTzr_UbNmVS1ccg1xypdgdvI7x0LXfSH3k4h/s1600-h/DSC_03454.jpg"><img title="DSC_0345" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0345" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Uad6RrhByy8/VjGIEqDAtEI/AAAAAAAAWGs/z9A9qc8rVIc/DSC_0345_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="334" height="236"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UzSB4P_aylI/VjGIGacuHRI/AAAAAAAAWG4/pGVj9nHoJr4/s1600-h/DSC_03463.jpg"><img title="DSC_0346" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0346" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8VQMruoSick/VjGIHj_vptI/AAAAAAAAWHA/UP2u92InAFE/DSC_0346_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Kansas City é a capital mundial do barbecue. Com mais de 100 restaurantes de barbecue Churrasco) Kansas City eh sinonimo de barbecue. Comecou em 1900 quando </font><a href="http://www.kchistory.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/Biographies&CISOPTR=83"><font size="4" face="Verdana">Henry Perry</font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana">, fez seu primeiro barbecue ao ar livre. Depois disso muitos o seguiram.</font> <p><a href="https://www.visitkc.com/visitors/places-eat/kansas-city-barbecue-capital-world"><font size="4" face="Verdana">https://www.visitkc.com/visitors/places-eat/kansas-city-barbecue-capital-world</font></a> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Walt Disney viveu aqui sua infancia e adolescencia. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Apesar de tanto sucesso e riqueza encontramos um bairro habitado pelos africanos-americanos com muitas casas lacradas, outras em mau estado de conservacao, jardins descuidados com muitas tralhas espalhadas pelo quintal e na frente delas. Nos ultimos 25 anos houve um acrescimo grande da populacao negra no meio-oeste dos estados Unidos. Eles vieram da Nigéria, Sudao e Somalia. So da Somalia somam 6 mil e estes se concentram no nordeste da cidade. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Kehrig Silvestre <font size="4" face="Verdana">Cida e Celso.</font></font> <p> <ul><font size="4" face="Verdana"></font></ul> <p><a href="http://g.msn.com/AIPRIV/pt-br?adchc=1"><font size="4" face="Verdana"></font></a></p> VIVENDO NA ESTRADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123949644858798035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019477320823703617.post-58377333281485771302015-10-24T16:05:00.001-07:002015-10-24T16:08:11.987-07:00Springfields–Illinois<p><a href="https://snt149.mail.live.com/ol/#"> <p></a> <p><a href="https://snt149.mail.live.com/ol/#"> <p> <p></a> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Springfield eh a capital do estado de Illinois. Foi fundada por europeus-americanos no final da decada de 1810. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Tem uma populacao de 117 mil habitantes. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Abraham Lincoln viveu e trabalhou 24 anos na cidade (1837 a 1861) como agrimensor, advogado e membro da Camara dos Representantes de Illinois. Em 1861 foi eleito 16 Presidente do Estados Unidos deixando a cidade para ocupar a Casa Branca. Ele, a esposa, Mary Todd, e tres filhos estao sepultados na cidade. O mais velho, Robert Todd Lincoln, esta sepultado em Arlington, Virginia. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A rua e casa onde ele viveu estao preservadas e abertas a visitacao publica. Ja haviamos entrado na casa em 1998 mas voltamos a rua para reviver a historia. Todas as casas estao identifcadas com os nomes dos vizinhos e fatos corriqueiros da epoca. A rua continua sem calcamento mas foi compactada e recebeu uma camada de cascalho para nao formar o lamacal que ocorria na epoca que Lincoln viveu. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iCwkTrjVT_U/ViwNf7q39CI/AAAAAAAAVwY/VgFtD8ZXJ4Y/s1600-h/DSC_01896.jpg"><img title="DSC_0189" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0189" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jDMuLhwUjGw/ViwNgdC8U-I/AAAAAAAAVwc/HKlTWIXkR9w/DSC_0189_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="208" height="161"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrmZ5Ip0O4fn1yHC08GSYKH7xc9cd15QGhflcADUxkDgDrhj69L7NK6nDkYT8yCV38CBUj6fUq7NflzS1IMjGMco96U-Qrj37lZUWFdsHPn0CCu3SQbohv6R90RmRgG51ACnGBiMe7MGG/s1600-h/DSC_01954.jpg"><img title="DSC_0195" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0195" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Q2EvTheRy6I/ViwNh7UwgTI/AAAAAAAAVws/XNWjREMKMeQ/DSC_0195_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="226" height="160"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kIoMx27vtdE/ViwNionwXfI/AAAAAAAAVw4/LnZrzFVP6UQ/s1600-h/DSC_01935.jpg"><img title="DSC_0193" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0193" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pOsqCeBXLXA/ViwNjHeHjYI/AAAAAAAAVw8/MItp4Jc7hcE/DSC_0193_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="215" height="160"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6cEmOdaUoLY/ViwNj8RrU6I/AAAAAAAAVxI/T7OF7MYifwY/s1600-h/DSC_01994.jpg"><img title="DSC_0199" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0199" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bUcWq8OZXjA/ViwNkpk2GGI/AAAAAAAAVxM/sC5_OH9GxBo/DSC_0199_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="226" height="160"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Dessa vez encontramos a Presidencial Library and Museum que foi inaugurada em 2005. Ela esta instalada no centro da cidade num amplo e moderno predio de dois pavimentos onde encontra-se todo tipo de informacao sobre sua vida e farto material educativo para souvenirs. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DCkO3tmuawc/ViwNlWWTKpI/AAAAAAAAVxY/aWMbWyxwBQQ/s1600-h/DSC_02823.jpg"><img title="DSC_0282" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0282" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rmKJYfAF17w/ViwNl8E5FEI/AAAAAAAAVxc/uRxmNRXG1XQ/DSC_0282_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_C0Xb5L4tYA/ViwNmSF-tnI/AAAAAAAAVxo/OAKAgjBPHyU/s1600-h/DSC_02843.jpg"><img title="DSC_0284" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0284" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2bxION5Yj5Y/ViwNnOHKlAI/AAAAAAAAVxs/M1Plw0ap2ZA/DSC_0284_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Na Union Station-Lincoln: From History to Hollywood, encontra-se uma extensao da Biblioteca e Museu Presidencial. Ela apresenta cenarios, aderecos e trajes da Academia Award-Winning Steven Spielberg do filme "Lincoln". Estao expostos a versao do salao oval (1861-1865) usada no filme e o quarto de Mary Lincoln, a esposa. Tambem estao expostos vestidos luxuosos e as luvas usadas pelo ator Daniel Day-Lewis e o estetoscopio usado na cena na cama de morte de Lincoln. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RXwz0v_9BEk/ViwNoMkY9FI/AAAAAAAAVx4/RpHINTDRZ20/s1600-h/DSC_02754.jpg"><img title="DSC_0275" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0275" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ql5JUkZ0Vag/ViwNoqalzeI/AAAAAAAAVx8/J1s8WVQ38qY/DSC_0275_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="297" height="210"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jdiW_OKQqS0/ViwNpU8dVVI/AAAAAAAAVyI/_Zr0AiatuiU/s1600-h/DSC_02763.jpg"><img title="DSC_0276" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0276" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Nu83h-734bU/ViwNp0JvtqI/AAAAAAAAVyM/t4J_hIOGZn4/DSC_0276_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w5h3WVMe0lM/ViwNquGpWbI/AAAAAAAAVyY/CVpbXiqiHJE/s1600-h/DSC_02794.jpg"><img title="DSC_0279" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0279" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yxI0A_mzefk/ViwNrFbZwqI/AAAAAAAAVyc/nqwIexjuG9s/DSC_0279_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="303" height="215"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Continuando a caminhada encontra-se o escritorio (Lincoln-Herndon Law Office) onde ele exerceu a funcao de advocacia no andar superior da loja Seth Tinsley de 1843 a 1952. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NEWyt3ZG96k/ViwNrjBtJ9I/AAAAAAAAVyo/9ImzwZuPVmM/s1600-h/DSC_02583.jpg"><img title="DSC_0258" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0258" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JanllgRG23Y/ViwNsZgZG2I/AAAAAAAAVys/6Xnl21fWrdw/DSC_0258_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gkL6dnMnsbw/ViwNtdxkpAI/AAAAAAAAVy4/KBZbX9RRCgs/s1600-h/DSC_02704.jpg"><img title="DSC_0270" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0270" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8l2Uz6w738c/ViwNuACShzI/AAAAAAAAVy8/2mjDvJC0WuU/DSC_0270_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="212"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JGYkMR39PkA/ViwNwO5fMjI/AAAAAAAAVzI/6rIBv8Wa8Ts/s1600-h/DSC_02638.jpg"><img title="DSC_0263" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0263" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MaGHKV8BuWE/ViwNw54xchI/AAAAAAAAVzM/PAOz1C9YENo/DSC_0263_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="295" height="209"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Illinois State Capitol eh de 1877. A arquitetura eh uma combinacao dos estilos neo-classico e Segundo Imperio. Visitantes podem assistir aos politicos em acao, dos assentos da galeria, quando estao em sessao. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BSgTw0ZJUnU/ViwNzm2gwUI/AAAAAAAAVzY/QCOkuWwE-f0/s1600-h/DSC_02903.jpg"><img title="DSC_0290" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0290" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yKVX1onNthQ/ViwN0QUAOtI/AAAAAAAAVzg/EFblUqAdhus/DSC_0290_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVoISqf6atYWQzoFRTZ7HcFOyC2ppYOleygQuidfH0qB6JgG7Mm2nGRrsaPW5VE0XM9ewjn7l3fhP9byFeoFWcuoTBhSFZnlC09YoWupoYE_AkAGffGkB-VtY6UitZkQUlNmPL_hCV08G/s1600-h/DSC_02933.jpg"><img title="DSC_0293" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0293" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AIMU4XsKHpY/ViwN2YtH4KI/AAAAAAAAVzs/l3phXbZjcI8/DSC_0293_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Da estacao de trem "Lincoln Depot" ele partiu para Washington D.C. em 11 de fevereiro de 1861, apos ter sido eleito Presidente da Republica. Na parte de tras do vagao de passageiros ele deu um memoravel discurso que esta afixado em varios lugares na cidade. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cOuuGZbgy9E/ViwN2y4dIvI/AAAAAAAAVz0/Kli6MH2WWbc/s1600-h/DSC_03013.jpg"><img title="DSC_0301" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0301" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XoToqP4BlGI/ViwN3caLcYI/AAAAAAAAVz8/rxNr8XiwPZM/DSC_0301_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Presidente Lincoln e a familia frequentavam a First Presbiteryan Church. Ja haviamos entrado em algumas igrejas Presbiterianas e haviamos notado que os bancos tinham o nome de cada familia mas nao entendia a razao. Na igreja catolica nao ha reserva de bancos. Senta-se em qualquer lugar. Na igreja Presbiteriana eles sao alugados para levantar fundos para a igreja. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8fMZKOUVXmo/ViwN7QIw0_I/AAAAAAAAV0I/9Al8lpKdux0/s1600-h/linc3.jpg"><img title="linc" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="linc" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-po3ewGX7p3g/ViwN8Ui41LI/AAAAAAAAV0Q/WeVILAwrqA4/linc_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="337" height="237"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AbaxSJpS2Ww/ViwN83ssmWI/AAAAAAAAV0U/gZu29UPBK1Y/s1600-h/lll2.jpg"><img title="lll" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="lll" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JJFaB07l74A/ViwN9RMapSI/AAAAAAAAV0g/MSYeH6USKOo/lll_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="159" height="237"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Na primavera de 2015 (marco) comemoraram os 150 anos do funeral de Lincoln fazendo a re-encenacao do feretro. E fazem representacoes historicas durante todo o ano. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mNeMrIgJFmI/ViwOBNBf_bI/AAAAAAAAV0o/JVxEuLJvuW4/s1600-h/cem13.jpg"><img title="cem1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="cem1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vBdY-EAeji8/ViwOCVF1GQI/AAAAAAAAV0w/O0DUYDj3I7U/cem1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="274" height="182"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mde_pc5Dlkg/ViwOD2z6AfI/AAAAAAAAV04/ySUrEzJ0E98/s1600-h/cem23.jpg"><img title="cem2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="cem2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0XbzkGxdEIg/ViwOEkPdwgI/AAAAAAAAV1A/Ul97ojyr7GA/cem2_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="258" height="184"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vrLiuhx15Kw/ViwOGCh2bOI/AAAAAAAAV1I/7fwZ_TgSoYI/s1600-h/cem53.jpg"><img title="cem5" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="cem5" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8FDV9QzWkuA/ViwOGsHkv5I/AAAAAAAAV1M/Qyv6Uvu4TuY/cem5_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="273" height="183"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZcIOx4tCfFU/ViwOHWRuzLI/AAAAAAAAV1Y/HlS_S82j3mQ/s1600-h/cem32.jpg"><img title="cem3" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="cem3" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IHcykoE_an0/ViwOH09twYI/AAAAAAAAV1c/w9UBzW9pm7w/cem3_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="186"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HnoIiHO2ZHE/ViwOIkyCghI/AAAAAAAAV1o/SG7tbtLhJWo/s1600-h/cem44.jpg"><img title="cem4" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="cem4" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hoR5bN4D6Dc/ViwOJO1PXRI/AAAAAAAAV1s/Dxfqm5hbK2M/cem4_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="309" height="190"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HqfqY-PE0CU/ViwOJ-j-TWI/AAAAAAAAV14/KYQLjU8V1SY/s1600-h/cem63.jpg"><img title="cem6" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="cem6" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4xcriCrjjWU/ViwOKQht87I/AAAAAAAAV18/joU7hhjXbqM/cem6_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="286" height="184"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Edwards Place, uma mansao com caracteristicas italiana de 1858, fala a historia social e domestica da vida antes da Guerra Civil em Springfield. Foi um centro de convivio social onde cidadaos proeminentes e politicos e suas familias como o Republicano Abraham Lincoln e o Democrata Stephen Douglas se divertiram em jantares e picnics. Stephen Douglas, advogado e politico, conhecido como "Little Giant" foi o principal rival politico de Lincoln, vencendo-o para o Senado e depois sendo derrotado por ele para Presidencia do pais em 1861. Ele eh lembrado pelos debates com Lincoln, uma serie de 7 debates durante a campanha para o senado em 1858. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XA4h0OF2h40/ViwOLEun0mI/AAAAAAAAV2I/64GcypG9Ljc/s1600-h/eplace13.jpg"><img title="eplace1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="eplace1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-99gs-ClC-Sk/ViwOLrXbSBI/AAAAAAAAV2M/wcja9PTB-10/eplace1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="309" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sXW8FrgiuVA/ViwOMUP5hFI/AAAAAAAAV2Y/DxGb6GJ_aIQ/s1600-h/stefen3.jpg"><img title="stefen" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="stefen" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DjsPlQqpZ3w/ViwONCo1dEI/AAAAAAAAV2c/8dqgdUWljdQ/stefen_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="335" height="243"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Localizado no Oak Ridge Cemetery se encontra o Lincoln Tomb e Memoriais Estaduais de Guerra honrando o servico prestado ao pais na Segunda Guerra mundial, Guerra da Coreia e Guerra do Vietnan, conflitos ocorridos na segunda metade do seculo XX. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O tumulo de Lincoln eh colossal. A altura do obelisco so perde para o de Washington, DC. Eh o segundo mais visitado do pais. Lincoln foi assassinado pouco depois do termino da Guerra Civil (Dixie x Yankees, Sul x Norte, Escravagistas x Nao escravagistas) . Ele foi presidente de 1861 a 1865. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Na frente do tumulo de Lincoln ha uma estatua dele cujo nariz brilha de tanto ser tocada pelas pessoas para ter sorte. Ha um banquinho para os baixinhos. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MuucW6nMTVs/ViwONz9zi2I/AAAAAAAAV2o/uIIJpURwh0s/s1600-h/DSC_02353.jpg"><img title="DSC_0235" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ37A4UOKFoR9s3dYT8pTYYi1VYVYFxEh08RXJwpB2bU7eQ3mOaQuMwK8O1UhvNefKMzXwo_O-TmSorygs_hIVrsApq3-Y9q9juTY2WJ9qNjHZPYL4P9Mx_jtezM1eIp0IyYhGz9cedrzh/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5D0xJFNu6Xo/ViwOO1QYsbI/AAAAAAAAV20/FBTSq8IAKE0/s1600-h/DSC_02373.jpg"><img title="DSC_0237" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0237" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-S_xIZTvHVGw/ViwOPZ6I3FI/AAAAAAAAV28/2QMTppBglUI/DSC_0237_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bBHOvieJ_o8/ViwOQIJ5-CI/AAAAAAAAV3I/Arhc2ypUoo8/s1600-h/DSC_02383.jpg"><img title="DSC_0238" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0238" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tasVdQFEMnw/ViwOQ9g--8I/AAAAAAAAV3M/G_vGJqYhpTg/DSC_0238_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NelJnZRUNtA/ViwORayEUYI/AAAAAAAAV3Y/EcBnyRuiPuM/s1600-h/DSC_02493.jpg"><img title="DSC_0249" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0249" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eDkIjOesS3M/ViwOSEJ7RTI/AAAAAAAAV3g/fUCpcjHCVOI/DSC_0249_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ju7BIRCjgrY/ViwOTYyxVXI/AAAAAAAAV3o/GKWeFig5qvo/s1600-h/DSC_02053.jpg"><img title="DSC_0205" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0205" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-u2AyiO7dWi4/ViwOT8viTNI/AAAAAAAAV3s/n9At2PL7aWk/DSC_0205_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RvaqVKfMsD4/ViwOZQI7QsI/AAAAAAAAV34/sTDHKYo9FTk/s1600-h/DSC_02083.jpg"><img title="DSC_0208" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0208" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dyT4Ghv0GyU/ViwOZ-l-U7I/AAAAAAAAV38/0C8Vc2Ds0_c/DSC_0208_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SwDFW_jVoDE/ViwOdA4ysOI/AAAAAAAAV4I/ADZvR7RgBFs/s1600-h/DSC_02193.jpg"><img title="DSC_0219" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0219" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-64_Sczrx9aw/ViwOd3-XwKI/AAAAAAAAV4Q/cWvuA7h0A0Q/DSC_0219_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OhLTwXvcKoo/ViwOgwl9bDI/AAAAAAAAV4Y/gYE6Fi-JqAo/s1600-h/butler2.jpg"><img title="butler" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 36px 0px 35px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="butler" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FLg7UnHv7Ns/ViwOhS8BPtI/AAAAAAAAV4c/GsTEZ56soq0/butler_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="164"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Camp Butler National Cemetery foi local de treinamento do exercito da Uniao e prisao para os Confederados. Hoje eh cemiterio para veteranos e seus dependentes. Mais de 25 mil soldados estao enterrados nele, inclusive 1600 da Uniao e soldados Confederados tambem . </font> <p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A Rota 66, a rodovia norte-americana do U.S. Highway Sistema, que iniciava em Chicago, estado de Illinois, passava pelos estados do Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Novo Mexico, Arizona e terminava na cidade de Santa Monica na California, passava em Springfield, Ela totalizava 3755km. Atualmente existe como a "Historica Rota 66". Foi inaugurada em novembro de 1926 e deixou de fazer parte do sistema viario em 1985. Aqui eh possivel reviver o passado com jantares a beira da estrada e assistir a um filme num telao ao ar livre no conforto do carro. A Rota 66 definiu uma era no crescimento dos Estados unidos. Ela simboliza otimismo, liberdade e o Sonho Americano da "Estrada Mae". O legado da Rota 66 sobreviveu e encontra-se referencia a ela em muitos pontos. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Cozy Dog Drive-in da Rota 66, inaugurado em 1949, recebeu esse nome por causa do seu famoso hot dog no palito, o cozy dog. No seu interior ha uma serie de objetos relativos a Rota 66 e souvenirs estao a venda. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WweX-uZH3E0/ViwOnGGmwMI/AAAAAAAAV4o/B7pXpETtgTY/s1600-h/R66Map3.jpg"><img title="R66Map" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="R66Map" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n-itZXv_T_E/ViwOoOqPH9I/AAAAAAAAV4w/lNrmXL2XLco/R66Map_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="259" height="156"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IKzIUfRfgWU/ViwOpE4fI1I/AAAAAAAAV44/Fa15ZsEW89A/s1600-h/route64.gif"><img title="route6" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="route6" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bfej00NtrM8/ViwOp62LHPI/AAAAAAAAV48/5KWEzyYEwRQ/route6_thumb2.gif?imgmax=800" width="201" height="154"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R4t5mnCfxZk/ViwOrP-zf7I/AAAAAAAAV5I/QmdqJVuiFlo/s1600-h/movie3.jpg"><img title="movie" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="movie" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-heIwi_Cps0s/ViwOsJWI3iI/AAAAAAAAV5Q/I5Ty5UBudGA/movie_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="226" height="159"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jURSSx-FdqM/ViwOxRFvz_I/AAAAAAAAV5Y/5DDzVoOmAk8/s1600-h/cozy4.jpg"><img title="cozy" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="cozy" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6AZeeXzAXns/ViwOyOSpGfI/AAAAAAAAV5g/eu2Z1_HmYVE/cozy_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="207" height="163"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Springfield eh uma cidade atraente, tranquila e soube usar o legado do morador ilustre. O governo eh o maior empregador. Incluindo empregos do municipio, estado e county o governo eh responsavel por 30 mil dos empregos. O turismo eh outra fonte. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Kehrig Silvestre Cida & Celso</font> VIVENDO NA ESTRADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123949644858798035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019477320823703617.post-49425709409919345842015-10-20T22:26:00.001-07:002015-10-21T18:55:39.856-07:00Fort Wayne–Indiana<p> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Fort Wayne eh uma cidade industrial e comercial no nordeste do estado de Indiana. Tem um populacao de 260 mil habitantes sendo que 15% eh de africanos-americanos. Foi habitada inicialmente pela tribo Miami em Kekionga na confluencia dos rios Maumee, St. Joseph e St. Marys e era a capital da nacao Miami, relacionada as tribos Algonquian. Em 1680 os comerciantes franceses de pele estabeleceram um posto de comercio perto de Kekionga (hoje Fort Wayne) por causa da sua localizacao entre os Grandes Lagos e o Rio Mississipi para transportar suas mercadorias. Em 1697 construiram o primeiro forte para reivindicar a terra. Ele foi destruido e reconstruido varias vezes. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Em 1744 havia uma populacao de 40 franceses e mil indios Miami. Em 1760 durante a Guerra dos Sete Anos (1756-1763) a Franca perdeu a area para os britanicos. Os indios se rebelaram contra os britanicos e retomaram a terra. Em 1790 o presidente George Washington ordenou que o exercito assegurasse a terra para os Estados Unidos e os indios a perderam definitivamente apos tres batalhas. Em 1800 o forte foi reconstruido e sofreu o 'Cerco de 1812' na ultima tentativa dos britanicos de recuperar os Estados Unidos. Em 1816 foi construido o ultimo forte. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Em 2004 foi inaugurada uma replica do forte de 1816 com objetivo educacional focado na era dos indios (1754-1763), periodo frances, cerco do forte, a Guerra da Independencia na frente ocidental (1775-1783), Cerco do Forte em 1812 e da Guerra Civil (1861-1865). </font> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eq46WztOO0Q/Vicgy40-0RI/AAAAAAAAVcQ/cTzqnOVCXP0/s1600-h/DSC_01388.jpg"><img title="DSC_0138" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0138" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kpwyneWq0ck/Vicgzn8EX-I/AAAAAAAAVcU/8ovdXDVjidM/DSC_0138_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="223" height="158"></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Mcdk7HFEf1Q/Vicg0SpJw-I/AAAAAAAAVcg/QX-mfYflpH4/s1600-h/DSC_01294.jpg"><img title="DSC_0129" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0129" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m2cdcoSbwN4/Vicg0w3WRPI/AAAAAAAAVck/81h3CMKmwNE/DSC_0129_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="226" height="160"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6sxuaCGGnqM/Vicg1oQRoYI/AAAAAAAAVcw/GCahc16Hbs8/s1600-h/DSC_01334.jpg"><img title="DSC_0133" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0133" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MkyNevClpFw/Vicg2CtAK-I/AAAAAAAAVc0/-jiENM75HZs/DSC_0133_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="223" height="158"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KPr2zoi3r4s/Vicg25qRkFI/AAAAAAAAVdA/bRyoIdTf8w8/s1600-h/DSC_01354.jpg"><img title="DSC_0135" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0135" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BS7iXYwPZWE/Vicg3oK00rI/AAAAAAAAVdE/z-o9TqhvoG0/DSC_0135_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="221" height="157"></a> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">No outro lado da rua fica a estacao de tratamento de agua e de energia sustentavel da cidade. Arquitetura impressionate. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xpVSS_0z8Kc/Vicg4cenYBI/AAAAAAAAVdQ/LQxMvTURp1w/s1600-h/DSC_012711.jpg"><img title="DSC_0127" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0127" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eCIujsujNcM/Vicg421K3HI/AAAAAAAAVdU/QLjLIVbnm9I/DSC_01271_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="219" height="155"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5hcxBVkFC_0/Vicg5lcWBrI/AAAAAAAAVdg/gRA0kfxgwvo/s1600-h/DSC_012811.jpg"><img title="DSC_0128" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0128" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I_rtHDQCM_c/Vicg6MZQ6CI/AAAAAAAAVdk/wIdvAv_xSV4/DSC_01281_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="208" height="148"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sKybMxO-k-E/Vicg67GE3-I/AAAAAAAAVdw/V0WNrtT4uKc/s1600-h/plant14.jpg"><img title="plant1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="plant1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-snrSfsRwXl0/Vicg7nb5KAI/AAAAAAAAVd0/eMSUwGy3vCA/plant1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="189" height="149"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgae2RDmc_CqrWFtT7Gg7TeoUPJsN_ydI2BwYElrO7WK79rE958GxuSM0dxa186vj_AvknmgYXXSC-ObrFhlM-ST-fwSX9kGebMjUepEhYx6TfBH3wXkd602Ux5TVrdRbU2tFEr3R8WaI-V/s1600-h/plant23.jpg"><img title="plant2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="plant2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kK3tB35jpEA/Vicg8r3vmgI/AAAAAAAAVeE/7w5Wo9cgOSA/plant2_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="257" height="148"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A cidade conserva quatro distritos historicos projetados entre 1890 e 1920, periodo de grande prosperidade. Eles sao formados por varios parques conectados a boulevards, lagos e rios. Hoje todos estao listados no Patrimonio Historico Nacional. Sao quatro parques: Foster Park, Rockhill Park, Shoaff Park e Kreager Park. Eles contam com bonitos jardins, playgrounds, campo de golf, mesas pra picnic, splash pad (aguas dancantes) para amenizar o calor local), quadras de basketball, tennis. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O primeiro, na Columbia Avenue, uma area que sofria inundacoes do St. Marys River, entao foi construido um dique. Foi a primeira rua planejada para carros e o primeiro suburbio da cidade surgiu com casas alinhadas e calcadas ao longo dela. Elas variam de largura, ha casas de um e dois andares e apresentam os estilos arquitetonicos da epoca: Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Craftsman (Artesao) e American Foursqure (quadrada). As casas tem a mesma area de recuo com pouco jardim e pouco terreno tambem nos lados. Ha uma fileira de arvores. </font> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-O4frskIT28Y/Vig96Rxhb2I/AAAAAAAAVqo/5x_jOBQLZ9g/s1600-h/col1%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="col1" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="col1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sIY2LWWMVq0/Vig97F0KxVI/AAAAAAAAVqs/4JG4__-YP6o/col1_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="283" height="200"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TGxFjj9JaaY/Vig97wKVzMI/AAAAAAAAVq4/DING28MiYzY/s1600-h/col2%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="col2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="col2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7R91eqkB2A8/Vig98XHGncI/AAAAAAAAVq8/Tia-eG_4GCM/col2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="182" height="214"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lt6KylpfLg0/Vig989OHvgI/AAAAAAAAVrE/i2rtXXXG8II/s1600-h/col3%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="col3" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="col3" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ng00KIn0k7k/Vig99jufppI/AAAAAAAAVrM/uzH4lOjd0d0/col3_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oMslVndhoxA/Vig9-N95JeI/AAAAAAAAVrU/AkfzOiN8jOc/s1600-h/col4%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="col4" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="col4" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rnw2zoidNE0/Vig9-iIPTTI/AAAAAAAAVrc/uDvsK_A2pgw/col4_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="195" height="244"></a> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O segundo no South Wayne cuja area foi fazenda entre 1848 e 1853. Quando a area foi desmembrada e vendida surgiram as primeiras casas. A mais famosa eh a do Juiz de direito conhecida como "Wildwood" mas todas estao catalogadas e tem a descricao do estilo arquitetonico. A chegada de uma fabrica de pianos fez com que a populacao aumentasse. 80% das casas foram construidas entre 1910 e 1920. Ha casas de madeira e brick mas a grande maioria das casas eram e continuam sendo de madeira. Os arquitetos na epoca fizeram sucesso com destaque para uma mulher, Joel Roberts Ninde (1847-1916). Embora ela nao tivesse treinamento formal em arquitetura ela projetou e construiu mais de 300 casas. Comecou fazendo o projeto da propria casa e foi aprimorando. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--sDd52NDzRk/VichDVKR1II/AAAAAAAAVro/HyntoytVa_c/s1600-h/south%252520wayne1%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="south wayne1" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="south wayne1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pnArU7Q4N1Q/VichDxxhb7I/AAAAAAAAVr0/_J7fpweiuBo/south%252520wayne1_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="191" height="157"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bfAwBbC3WSM/Vig-BugifxI/AAAAAAAAVr8/dPolbjuJZWY/s1600-h/sw1%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="sw1" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="sw1" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQSejnM2wn-2hMcdswQHtgwSxLevnVUOl2dZeC_TlBsNl-uvT5d7XATDZUcTU_8K-RSN5pryhEVasd7CVIq3lqJroznBu8XoXyu0ZjHm_2hCsMqqD_7fvsTqta0SAKx55O2feZIeDGobh/?imgmax=800" width="252" height="152"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1pWg68aeDwQ/Vig-Cn8qK4I/AAAAAAAAVsM/vVIrym__fcg/s1600-h/sw2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="sw2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="sw2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YATA2fEwJN0/Vig-DUqf8pI/AAAAAAAAVsU/kaw68E0NCWw/sw2_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="197" height="163"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gfabmcoyx4I/Vig-D73VxuI/AAAAAAAAVsg/Yfbl6-vDj5c/s1600-h/sw3%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="sw3" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="sw3" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mKzvLSupn8M/Vig-EixKyjI/AAAAAAAAVsk/s_oEkuU0OHs/sw3_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="205" height="161"></a> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O terceiro, uma area residencial de 50 casas projetadas e construidas por Joel Ninde e seu marido, o attorney Lee J. Ninde. Com o sucesso da Joel eles abriram uma imobiliaria e uma firma de construcao, a Wild Builders em parceria com o arquiteto Grace Crosby. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Esses distritos representam as tipicas casas americanas que vemos nos filmes americanos. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tCxeCU8YaDk/Vig-FdwkcCI/AAAAAAAAVsw/Wg4RouGzzQw/s1600-h/aaa%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="aaa" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="aaa" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z2B62v-570Q/Vig-F0vdDSI/AAAAAAAAVs0/PWnVvM5m1Nw/aaa_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="221" height="156"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aMPPvTGhRsI/VichJzbBhhI/AAAAAAAAVgg/ekFNUUNeua4/s1600-h/shaw23.jpg"><img title="shaw2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="shaw2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wAbk6lbBgE4/VichKQXGiGI/AAAAAAAAVgk/M-S_lpPG_dA/shaw2_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="221" height="156"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6oPD4QwoaZk/VichKz6rMvI/AAAAAAAAVgs/k87BrES_7VU/s1600-h/shaw32.jpg"><img title="shaw3" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="shaw3" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Gwnqc3SkNW4/VichLTlCl2I/AAAAAAAAVg0/3Ijg7BEWKD8/shaw3_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="156"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5tKqVT5lxR4/VichMNACSMI/AAAAAAAAVtA/JGjnQ9IBsz0/s1600-h/shaw4.jpg"><img title="shaw4" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="shaw4" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PWZOimHHDP8/VichMkC3FfI/AAAAAAAAVtM/vExrvyg-qWs/shaw4_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="214" height="158"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Mas o mais sofisticado eh o Forest Park Boulevard com residencias para os lideres e projetado a partir de 1912. Nesse a arquitetura eh mais sofisticada, tem lago artificial, pergolado, ruas calcadas, arvores e jardins. Limitaram a construcao de uma casa por lote, determinavam o recuo, o custo minimo de construcao e o projeto deveria ser apresentado antes da execucao embora pudessem variar em tamanho e arquitetura (colonial/neoclassica, frances ecletico, italiana renascentista, mediterranea revival, artesao, artesao oriental, bangalo artesao, pradaria, Regency Colonial). Uma infinidade de estilos. Ficou uma area bonita e chic. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_MKtB5S1zgI/Vig-I4QKyFI/AAAAAAAAVtY/OGeNC6dVr2Y/s1600-h/DSC_0105%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0105" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0105" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4SUCGEzr50Y/Vig-JqBTziI/AAAAAAAAVtc/K5GS00gkFVs/DSC_0105_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="221" height="157"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-41yuN25ZrMs/Vig-Kc1ehaI/AAAAAAAAVtk/5AQeZxQfezg/s1600-h/DSC_0114%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0114" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0114" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uoT1OgM4rJU/Vig-K9bB_LI/AAAAAAAAVts/lgW74ms-VKY/DSC_0114_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="217" height="154"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1EtIqc8BRYo/Vig-L72yTtI/AAAAAAAAVt4/nNAmcuufqQU/s1600-h/DSC_0109%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0109" style="border-top: 0px; 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border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="boul1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JpWuRKi-iG4/VichNueRmCI/AAAAAAAAVhU/fInqZX9-wcU/boul1_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="182" height="166"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n-Xn3gS6VZI/VichOBFlSRI/AAAAAAAAVhc/du9NaOTypes/s1600-h/boul23.jpg"><img title="boul2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="boul2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j7FYnEyEP-A/VichOq5A9AI/AAAAAAAAVhk/gn3KK3R1yPg/boul2_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="231" height="163"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AVPdVQxu85M/VichPN85pKI/AAAAAAAAVhs/7nJcL3q38dw/s1600-h/boul32.jpg"><img title="boul3" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="boul3" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2qvlft8-3mU/VichPs2jNwI/AAAAAAAAVh0/Q6jyV-wDQwI/boul3_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pcV8x9w_tP0/VichQEOumvI/AAAAAAAAViA/E3uiPKtXD6k/s1600-h/boul43.jpg"><img title="boul4" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="boul4" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-489vOqjic3o/VichQkOD7CI/AAAAAAAAViE/N8Fu-bgHErY/boul4_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="215" height="169"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Na dowtown ha uma meia duzia de predios altos entre eles o Lincoln Tower Building, um estilo bastante adotado no inicio do seculo XX. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6gamvYurEno/VichRBREsrI/AAAAAAAAViM/AB0yIMvuFjQ/s1600-h/sky24.jpg"><img title="sky2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="sky2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ae-8W0X2QcY/VichR3v_6-I/AAAAAAAAViU/7qtJHonBbJU/sky2_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="328" height="194"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Bnfq6qPVnz0/VichSoO5COI/AAAAAAAAVig/W6cmmpnUgBw/s1600-h/sky33.jpg"><img title="sky3" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="sky3" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Iv4Ehxe3Pw8/VichTKbKEjI/AAAAAAAAVik/y7koRwr5e7E/sky3_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="275" height="194"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Alguns predios de epoca se destacam. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Destaque para o da university of Saint Francis, a County Court House e a Old City Hall. Este, eh o ultimo exemplar do estilo Richardsonian Romanesco na cidade. Possui duas gargolas na entrada central. Foi apelidado de "Hapsburg Horror" porque ele reflete o gosto da dinastia da familia real europeia de Hapsburg e tambem pelo alto custo da obra, sessenta e nove mil dolares. Foi usado como cortes, prefeitura, prisao e departamento de policia ate 1971. Desde entao abriga o History Center que mostra a historia local desde Little Turtle, chefe dos indios Miami, ate Anthony Wayne, o militar do exercito americano que liderou a construcao do Fort Wayne em em Kekionga e participou de outras bem sucessidas batalhas e foi promovido a Brigadeiro General. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zu2od0114TE/VichT8s1VlI/AAAAAAAAViw/nuLjuucNFpY/s1600-h/DSC_01244.jpg"><img title="DSC_0124" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0124" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7d-zRJdNtFE/VichUvQdX1I/AAAAAAAAVi0/Ndb2MdpN4Q4/DSC_0124_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="297" height="210"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JoE-i4_rlBE/VichVbT3g6I/AAAAAAAAVjA/GwIIOILzNtI/s1600-h/fort-wayne-indiana-courthouse4.jpg"><img title="fort-wayne-indiana-courthouse" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="fort-wayne-indiana-courthouse" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B_iylOIygio/VichWJs75cI/AAAAAAAAVjE/YtwZ9UdwcE4/fort-wayne-indiana-courthouse_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="275" height="212"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3b0OERHYpys/VichXDOs3pI/AAAAAAAAVjQ/0SB72MooMsA/s1600-h/DSC_01234.jpg"><img title="DSC_0123" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0123" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3OukRATBu8o/VichXrhh4qI/AAAAAAAAVjU/3C0RlowkJZ0/DSC_0123_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="299" height="212"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Foellinger Freimann Botanical Conservatory esta situado no coracao da cidade com quatro jardins abertos com orquideas, palmas, quedas d'agua e o Sonoran Desert Garden. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yoiU380jNTs/VichYerSlqI/AAAAAAAAVjg/SzzctMF6mKY/s1600-h/b02.jpg"><img title="b0" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="b0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ah5FnUH6Fhk/VichY_sljzI/AAAAAAAAVjk/GQDfpaR7YIU/b0_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I-kyJqt-7io/VichZrjhKVI/AAAAAAAAVjw/MbF_AEYEuMA/s1600-h/b23.jpg"><img title="b2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="b2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CPTu4eOUzwI/VichaDXs_yI/AAAAAAAAVj0/az6zSHckV_Y/b2_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="207" height="163"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ib3LmvYoYBo/VichbC76O9I/AAAAAAAAVkA/t4PYCiaU-Q0/s1600-h/b33.jpg"><img title="b3" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; 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border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="d1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I6MiZVZCRwE/Vichd8R9vrI/AAAAAAAAVkk/DA8ijj7snTE/d1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="177"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zAbu7S0Mj_A/VichedsmYTI/AAAAAAAAVks/xaQG6zzMq0k/s1600-h/d22.jpg"><img title="d2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="d2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UCec3rX03sw/Viche8NYGBI/AAAAAAAAVk0/hjvhYBIWBwk/d2_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-U9QedkE48-w/Vichf0ULBBI/AAAAAAAAVlA/k-SPpKBWlBg/s1600-h/d32.jpg"><img title="" style="border-left-width: 0px; 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border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="d5" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OgTows7c9R0/VichkOwihoI/AAAAAAAAVlo/F1O-aG3xJ8I/d5_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G2uz8_8ACng/Vichk1JAp-I/AAAAAAAAVlw/9kHDmxDPG7g/s1600-h/d62.jpg"><img title="d6" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="d6" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FW8ItkeGm80/VichlsQlA-I/AAAAAAAAVl0/uiTHAnyShHs/d6_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="144"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ThtDaId4h1M/VichmG-wwJI/AAAAAAAAVmA/xjxhM7dFcD4/s1600-h/d72.jpg"><img title="Spring In The Desert" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Spring In The Desert" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-h_7eVQvRyj4/VichmwcKGLI/AAAAAAAAVmE/GVOUJSihXVc/d7_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="154"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3n8LySIodtU/Vichn9-lzJI/AAAAAAAAVmQ/2t2EMzZ2YCg/s1600-h/d82.jpg"><img title="d8" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="d8" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NJCmW7FPia4/VichoZnZeNI/AAAAAAAAVmU/O0t--eWToKA/d8_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Science Center eh um centro de ciencia, matematica e tecnologia, um centro que permite sentir um tornado, experimentar ilusoes e operar um braco robotico. Esta instalado na antiga usina eletrica. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FD3Mt9EpegQ/VichpMK-1rI/AAAAAAAAVmc/NTsR-Ph0cD0/s1600-h/c12.jpg"><img title="c1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="c1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qNq9V_tRRcI/VichpoY0qsI/AAAAAAAAVmk/bi51BMDg6js/c1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="150"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-D4zDEtCS4yo/VichqIBn3YI/AAAAAAAAVms/KzknRw55ovE/s1600-h/c23.jpg"><img title="c2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="c2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_Y_we057bps/Vichq-mXuPI/AAAAAAAAVm0/MuRFRUJOTBE/c2_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="209" height="148"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z1AWFnjsdz4/Vichroz1xHI/AAAAAAAAVnA/KuD0xnSwzsg/s1600-h/c34.jpg"><img title="c3" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="c3" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cJUsnRMttJ4/VichsHraH2I/AAAAAAAAVnE/I-2CJpZl2yw/c3_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="192" height="151"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7NNXNok00JI/VichszYJzKI/AAAAAAAAVnQ/90prPQim55o/s1600-h/c44.jpg"><img title="c4" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="c4" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4HUN8KRn02U/Vicht6pcihI/AAAAAAAAVnU/uh7lTqqfUcU/c4_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="196" height="154"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A cidade conta com uma igreja museu, a Cathedral of Imaculate Conception. A cidade tambem conta com uma santa, St. Mother Theodore Guerin que foi canonizada em 2006. Ela pertencia a Irmandade da Divina Provindecia que atuou na cidade dese de 1846. Ela fundou a primeira escola catolica em Port Wayne. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aZuJDvALTo8/VichuYBINlI/AAAAAAAAVnc/SliiQEOPwOQ/s1600-h/i1%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="i1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="i1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kf9KGfntDpA/Vichu7uTPXI/AAAAAAAAVnk/P9RRHQAlokM/i1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="164" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LG3kwasJbVQ/VichvvVMi5I/AAAAAAAAVnw/zZ1sv3AKMwQ/s1600-h/i2%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="i2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="i2" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEh2s5Nno3R5Ju5X7VAGQMGYbqnv53QG3VFKlmX5A1aYeBkopyZ7ukqjB9TImvUDQ5KehoDwExwnzzNFo3WD951w9VIPIM5xv3BfeIaK50aeK2bHaUw8W2arKitk9EjnyBejvEwTflyOwF/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="244"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Como a maioria das cidades americanas ha muitas igrejas e religioes pois os europeus vinham para a America em busca de liberdade religiosa. Ha uma, da ceita Menonnite. Eles nao sao nem catolicos nem protestantes mas sao cristaos. Tambem nao sao amish pois estes vivem separados da sociedade </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Se auto-intitulam anabatistas. Sao nada mais nada menos do que 360 igrejas na cidade. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A Allen County Public Library conta com a Lincoln Financial Fundation Colection, conhecida internacionalmente por causa das informacoes sobre o presidente Lincoln. Conta tambem com o Genealogy Center desde 1895. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8zBAoZleetg/Vichw197kyI/AAAAAAAAVoA/csidqom_ALk/s1600-h/bi1%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="bi1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="bi1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pdMxNP66aGU/VichxhhQboI/AAAAAAAAVoE/fxmbJLcKVFo/bi1_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="277" height="167"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m32wfFEbdLw/VichyJVrNNI/AAAAAAAAVoM/cNWH97DQW0o/s1600-h/bi2%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="bi2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="bi2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-q0OZOILITlY/VichylApuAI/AAAAAAAAVoU/eAGrsQWy6Sw/bi2_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="161"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Allen County War Memorial Coliseum eh um complexo multi-uso e conta com espaco para concertos, shows, exposicao comercial, eventos privados e corporativos. Ele eh casa para o Fort Wayne Komets, ECHL - Premier "AA" Hockey League. O hockey eh jogado de outubro a abril (inverno). Tambem eh casa para o Mad Ants da NBA "D League" ( National Basketball Association) e</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Arm6OF44tXg/Vig-ObvdJfI/AAAAAAAAVuU/DpSVT8chj58/s1600-h/FortWayneColiseum%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="FortWayneColiseum" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="FortWayneColiseum" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ETQtumGrj6o/Vig-Oxu6CrI/AAAAAAAAVuc/Qi-ABilxAac/FortWayneColiseum_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="196" height="146"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hcJz08tiQfY/VichzPsSiAI/AAAAAAAAVuo/IQVL9Nro3zo/s1600-h/a1%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="a1" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="a1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-smet2kVzJp4/Vichz3y-s9I/AAAAAAAAVuw/dXj-Plbctn4/a1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="228" height="145"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tApo69sj1wc/Vich09o6MCI/AAAAAAAAVvA/eyVWqDq8lVs/s1600-h/a2%25255B1%25255D.png"><img title="a2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="a2" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVMUrxMRKIdUkK47IAf6KgII6fghXcjjWTq4GbekpEKH7k24VFcOALL_HXeHwCHzOnI25V-v_UBqEVbveKO1bZ2aoM1zXk_wx95vB_QsI7wWV0qvAjIvjzWCquaIIk-5iGIlm3-2qqsgz/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="146"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AfTkjRET3C4/Vich2M9DTZI/AAAAAAAAVvY/dbXdqJPW0y4/s1600-h/a3%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="a3" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="a3" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3DB15fbdpkw/Vich2_Xe1JI/AAAAAAAAVvg/guGsiICxU4Q/a3_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="209" height="145"></a></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Park View Field, campo de baseball da cidade eh classificado como um Ball Park N.1. O Ball Park eh o campo de baseball. A classificacao eh de 1 a 5 estrelas. Leva em conta a fanfarra, opcoes de comida e bebida, atmosfera, vizinhanca ao redor do estadio, retorno de investimento e caracteristicas especiais. O Park View Field eh casa para o TinCaps, Midwest League filiada do San Diego Padres. Assento na grama paga apenas $5 dolares. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cFq597rN3uo/Vig-VrE-7QI/AAAAAAAAVvw/MARHuWiUkBQ/s1600-h/1111%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="1111" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="1111" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gaK3LPxQ6Lw/Vig-WCov_BI/AAAAAAAAVv0/aDoGCZtzoIY/1111_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="409" height="173"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zd3dWzTPi8c/Vig-WwgdtnI/AAAAAAAAVwA/9kZRpnWqVgc/s1600-h/bais%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="bais" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="bais" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_K0iaA3jxhc/Vig-XkvONPI/AAAAAAAAVwE/NEaILiFo_Gg/bais_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="177"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Ha esculturas de bike pela cidade toda. Elas servem de estacionamento para as mesmas. Arte com uso pratico. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0ufA71YsyJc/Vich4mxu-SI/AAAAAAAAVpc/YDN_N6BV5iU/s1600-h/bic2%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="bic2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="bic2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Rgu4mhQrwAE/Vich5NO9uVI/AAAAAAAAVpk/xGhvsuKnYrU/bic2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="831" height="321"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Grand Wayne Convention Center, centro de convencao, esta instalado num predio contemporaneo, bem localizado e atendendo as necessidades da regiao. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z8AgxwFliPU/Vich5g5vUOI/AAAAAAAAVps/TAtwwqJxvSI/s1600-h/z0%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="z0" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="z0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4nw1oZeVBuw/Vich6fifZjI/AAAAAAAAVp0/IBhPzZneMGY/z0_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="328" height="197"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgSQhgQECpaI3GRe3tV59U8m5s1fa1R6dhcYGaxfFFVc1L_UfQCTLafOxjM9Ycq-thbXpAFcyKHGcTfwdxRscM7HWg6ZkYL7DNr-tEG4-v7Eov-WQ0OtVphbDgUkc-V-TLRigxOuty_yX/s1600-h/z1%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="z1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="z1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4CYCvwhJp4A/Vich7bCbFwI/AAAAAAAAVqE/sXiNhxi_OFU/z1_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="270" height="197"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Fort Wayne Museum of Art tem uma colecao permanente de arte e trabalha para aumentar o entendimento da historia da America e da arte. O predio tambem abriga o Print and Drawing Center e serve como uma mistura entre galeria, laboratorio de pesquisa e uma sala de aula para prints americanos. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Auer Center for Arts and Culture desenvolve, coordena e da suporte a arte e esforcos culturais acreditando que musica, danca, finas artes, teatro, cinema, museus, lugares historicos, arquitetura e lugares atraentes melhoram a vibracao da regiao urbana. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vu7rQC8KnE2zV-rbUrhKEdfiodo6DToe0JNPI_XY0wfBjmZewkTMVNCXisDbVASFRLse8HhhC2Txsuqzn0f7Fnt3fRCn0zRhPHonyhH6XH94SV86D7tNrnO88UvfQQYVSsdT6wtS_eNT/s1600-h/m2%25255B3%25255D.png"><img title="m2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="m2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mEUwE6tG1Y4/Vich9AcuDMI/AAAAAAAAVqY/wgZtw3kpdnA/m2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="571" height="217"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">E ainda ha outros museus. Olha o valor dado a cultura. Alem dos museus ha muitos concertos ao ar livre, as universidades mantem sua bandas e marcham. Assistimos a um ensaio da banda da Universidade de Lafayette com 150 membros. Participam acrobatas, cheerleaders. Fiquei lembrando dos meus velhos tempos e lamentando o que fizeram com as novas geracoes no Brasil. Muito marchei, cantei hinos, declamei na escola. Depois quando professora e diretora assisti aos militantes do PT dizendo aos alunos que nao marchassem porque o Brasil nao era livre. Espero que nao seja tarde demais para os brasileiros. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A poucos minutos da cidade ainda eh possivel visitar o Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum e o Dekalb County Vistor Bureau, uma rede de transporte com nove museus com colecoes de automoveis, caminhoes, avioes e historia da estrada de ferro. E para quem se interessar pela historia dos Amishs, a 15 minutos encontra-se Grabil Town. Area rural. Aceitam visita das 10 da manha as 17 horas. Fazenda, lojas, restaurantes onde vendem seus produtos. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A recuperacao da cidade eh recente mas ela tem um historico de sucesso. Foi responsavel por invencoes como a bomba de gasolina (1885), refrigerador (1913), bafometro (1954) e pelo primeiro video game console domiciliar (1972). </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A partir de 1990 focaram na reducao da criminalidade, diversificaram a economia, redesenvolveram a cidade criando espacos verdes para lugares de encontro. Produzem refrigeradores, maquinas de lavar roupa, fonografos automaticos, produtos empacotados de carne, televisao, triturador de lixo, componentes e motores de carro, trailers, bomba de gasolina, caminhoes, beer, barraca de acampamento e toldos. A producao do magnet wire (fio magnetico, fio metalico de cobre ou aluminio) tornou-se vital para a economia da cidade. Em 1960 tornou-se o centro desta industria nos Estados Unidos. Produzindo 90% do total do fio metalico no pais. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">As universidades sao a mola mestra do sucesso pois entram com a pesquisa. Acorda Brasil. </font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Abracos</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Cida & Celso</font></p> VIVENDO NA ESTRADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123949644858798035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019477320823703617.post-85389791190815918292015-09-29T17:26:00.000-07:002015-10-10T15:30:35.726-07:00Nashville - Tennessee<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Nashville foi fundada em 1779 as margens do Rio Cumberland. Tem 650 mil habitantes e uma area metroplitana de 1,6 milhao de habitantes. Eh a capital do estado do Tennessee. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Mas o grande diferencial da cidade eh voce chegar a qualquer hora do dia, manha, tarde ou noite, e encontrar uma rua repleta de gente e musica ao vivo. Testei chegar nos tres periodos e realmente eh verdade. Ha numerosos saloes, bares, restaurantes tocando ao mesmo tempo. Sao saloes enormes, compridos, exoticos para a maioria. Alem dos saloes, no lado de fora ha musicos que tocam por conta propria. Trata-se de musica country. Entao, bota, chapeu, sela, arreio, lencos e coisas do genero compoe o cenario. A rua do agito eh a Broadway. Beers e food claro que nao falta. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eWOxon41bu8/VhhpguLbxjI/AAAAAAAAVOg/6tz5_irj5kw/s1600-h/DSC_07563.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0756" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NIcm5KyfKV4/VhhphDf3lxI/AAAAAAAAVOk/xF4y2ucjlcc/DSC_0756_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0756" width="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BHHy4Hv1phI/VhhphgFMi1I/AAAAAAAAVOw/s6k5_yD_Kj4/s1600-h/DSC_09223.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0922" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-csRAL-Op1Ds/VhhpiRoP54I/AAAAAAAAVO0/VA5hcVXqNNU/DSC_0922_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0922" width="244" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe21K2xnw3YgH6lJI_aXp608u9hBv9GHPpYTFGUsPZvxiSBDE6cpmpXytYzFWFa9J39VFsIQ5SOjAsE_Zl6wdBKlIWahlOb76E08r_TFixgNbK6-pwkQgcgWW-Wxrg1PFquAc8FJ_Um9EQ/s1600-h/DSC_09183.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0918" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3O5-V0TDeHA/VhhpjfG0ZII/AAAAAAAAVPE/0PtjQKr566U/DSC_0918_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0918" width="244" /></a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Entramos na Savannah's Candy Kitchen, uma empresa que comecou com pralines e depois de conquistar mercado introduziu uma variedade de doces, balas coloridas, tortas de pecan, maca do amor, barras de pecan, pecan glacada, amendoin acucarado, Todos doces tipicos do sul. Eh interessante a gente ve-las chegar ao consumidor final. Eh a maior companhia do sudeste dos Estados Unidos. Bonito para os olhos e delicias para o paladar. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZraEuhuBUFE/Vhhpj8scopI/AAAAAAAAVPQ/pAxm8r5aXMs/s1600-h/DSC_07733.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0773" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4uNFUpjeSlc/Vhhpk0vBKuI/AAAAAAAAVPU/7stKtxivDC8/DSC_0773_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0773" width="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ca5jFM1rF80/VhhplQZ2MaI/AAAAAAAAVPg/74OsWYxLss4/s1600-h/DSC_07713.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0771" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nj7Pu-2lNsE/Vhhpl106dmI/AAAAAAAAVPk/9xbbt14GUxw/DSC_0771_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0771" width="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ks6xyEdk66g/Vhhpmc78z9I/AAAAAAAAVPs/AmYMCZkQz_4/s1600-h/DSC_07743.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0774" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BR5ZRZTg3so/Vhhpm6fxhzI/AAAAAAAAVP0/wYvOslK8230/DSC_0774_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0774" width="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l5QKsamvfp0/VhhpneBaQAI/AAAAAAAAVP8/b_tTS4ttfm4/s1600-h/DSC_07753.jpg"><img align="left" alt="DSC_0775" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vzH6QFF4V54/Vhhpn5TSDTI/AAAAAAAAVQE/Uv_Kvo5wtRA/DSC_0775_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: left; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0775" width="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xXhJen1Sbpg/VhhpofdPMqI/AAAAAAAAVQM/V-eMPRA6sUo/s1600-h/DSC_07763.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0776" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hKi85cYjySI/Vhhpo9dvRpI/AAAAAAAAVQU/QtEn9N5ynE8/DSC_0776_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0776" width="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-k6xgRXbqssg/Vhhppdk66EI/AAAAAAAAVQg/SLoZNh9a0QI/s1600-h/DSC_07783.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0778" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rgHaP23pnN8/VhhpqNvc6RI/AAAAAAAAVQk/xWHfHFktPXE/DSC_0778_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0778" width="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hDyUb3UZplg/VhhpqiELJoI/AAAAAAAAVQw/ewRL1BEez-0/s1600-h/DSC_07803.jpg"> <img alt="DSC_0780" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1D72sKPpeiQ/VhhprF2hd2I/AAAAAAAAVQ0/BrDRcDKGf6g/DSC_0780_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0780" width="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HkZR7XzEF8M/VhhprvcTRsI/AAAAAAAAVRA/HLhXvAj-um8/s1600-h/DSC_07813.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0781" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IWrlQKhstLk/VhhpsXxCD4I/AAAAAAAAVRE/0FU-ArjXTUA/DSC_0781_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0781" width="244" /></a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Voces conhecem o Goo Goo Cluster? Foi inventado pela Standard Candy Company. Foi a primeira barra de chocolate redonda do mundo combinada com caramelo, marshmallow nougat, amendoin torrado e chocolate ao leite. Yamm!!!!!!!!!!! E as botas country? Custam a partir de US R$160,00</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m3oQ5ffdr5c/VhhptK0oxoI/AAAAAAAAVRM/EGzPimHBNd0/s1600-h/gogo2.jpg"><img alt="gogo" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qdVIUBK3npM/VhhptkBJGHI/AAAAAAAAVRU/JOd1yLDHLVw/gogo_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="184" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="gogo" width="244" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9uh0CJ_ajjoJxx2CiePwHitxwxXTWg6wQ_WHtH0T6wjSSlbxIruaqCqYIeHCp2MtEBSoA7D9ccJv2hv9jQgz59GLJZH1ipZEEWBXXbMQaysSlGrapaiZ5Gss6CfwF-AWKGOATGLVKI_kV/s1600-h/gogo14.jpg"><img alt="SONY DSC" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VNmfwkpH2ts/VhhpunQAh5I/AAAAAAAAVRk/1c2fo3w5-nM/gogo1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="180" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="SONY DSC" width="494" /></a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2li-o5eOjVs/VhhpvPTa22I/AAAAAAAAVRs/gPfdEbGcaEg/s1600-h/bota2.jpg"><img alt="bota" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-urldsfygRko/VhhpvcrSXEI/AAAAAAAAVR0/8AtrsV8R7ac/bota_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="154" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="bota" width="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8hHghwoDlzg/Vhhpv9_T3ZI/AAAAAAAAVR8/40COps-Xsq8/s1600-h/bota4.jpg"><img alt="bota&" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ex8KH2p7HQM/VhhpwSS1RiI/AAAAAAAAVSE/tQTNv0Cqdeo/bota_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" height="160" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="bota&" width="281" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--43VTP-KyGE/Vhhpwq9_0RI/AAAAAAAAVSM/gyluBYIwlwc/s1600-h/bota22.jpg"><img alt="bota2" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_2LeeFFEJBo/Vhhpxe7tD-I/AAAAAAAAVSU/8jNXzfOH5Vo/bota2_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="164" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="bota2" width="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KOhLfD0yB6g/Vhhpx31ORzI/AAAAAAAAVSg/KLfpgElvZOY/s1600-h/DSC_09283.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0928" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-x8k-a8qk6oY/VhhpyU6viGI/AAAAAAAAVSk/y0Wa-rEKbKM/DSC_0928_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0928" width="244" /></a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Os souvernirs nao me agradam mas ha bastante oferta. E os Pedal Tavern circulando pelas ruas fazem sucesso. Eh uma festa numa bicicleta coletiva para dezesseis pessoas. O conceito seria passar em varios bares e tomar um ou dois drinques em cada bar mas a gente os ve ja bebendo e pedalando na rua. O que importa eh a festa que fazem. E ha charretes tambem.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4fxIJOp3LVI/VhhpyqKa9zI/AAAAAAAAVSw/2CrkQHql0JQ/s1600-h/pedal-tavern3.jpg"><img alt="pedal-tavern" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bGxFtJpAwfk/VhhpznjR3nI/AAAAAAAAVS0/3xDFyDE-Y6k/pedal-tavern_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="213" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="pedal-tavern" width="244" /></a> </span> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9UaG3hj2gmY/Vhhp0GQ1zNI/AAAAAAAAVTA/cDe1emKgr-U/s1600-h/DSC_08974.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0897" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-46EMc8zGiqQ/Vhhp01obOKI/AAAAAAAAVTE/GexH81cCTbM/DSC_0897_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="210" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0897" width="297" /></a> <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vPff4Xz1d70/Vhhp1fQXopI/AAAAAAAAVTQ/Q7K2Eixg9q0/s1600-h/charrete3.jpg"><img alt="charrete" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CjX8Dkh6-yg/Vhhp1wh2B-I/AAAAAAAAVTU/U5oIuUnDTac/charrete_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="215" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="charrete" width="273" /></a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Eh a capital da musica country. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">A industria musical emprega 19mil pessoas. So perde para Nova Iorque. Para qualquer lado que se olhe ha monumetos a musica. Museus, Hall da Fama, Calcada da Fama de musica Country, casas de show.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">O Ryman Auditorium eh um palco de shows ao vivo com 2362 lugares. Eh melhor conhecido por ser casa do Grand Ole Opry de novembro a janeiro. De fevereiro a outubro o show eh apresentado na Grand Ole Opry House. O Grand Ole Opry eh o melhor programa de musica ao vivo para artistas de musica country, bluegrass e gospel realizado em Nashville. Tambem inclui humor, drama e satira. Acontece nas tercas, quartas, sextas e sabados a noite, no qual sao apresentados as maiores estrelas do genero. Foi fundado em 1925 por George D. Hay como um programa de radio com uma hora de duracao e chamava-se 'barn dance" on WSM radio (650 KHz). Atualmente eh propriedade e operado por Opry Entertainement. Atrai centenas de milhares de visitantes do mundo todo e milhoes de ouvintes. Em 1930 o show passou a ter 4 horas de duracao e a atingir 30 estados. Em 1939 iniciou nacionalmente na NBC. Em 1943 mudou-se para Ryman auditorium. Este programa fez a cidade tornar-se a "capital da musica country" e a cidade inclui placas sinalizando: Music City/MetroplitanNashville Davidson County/Home of the Grand Ole Opry.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_OOokA-JV_I/Vhhp2n1aAYI/AAAAAAAAVTc/TlfM4B-jEc0/s1600-h/au13.jpg"><img alt="au1" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ksN3UC5BRr4/Vhhp21Jh0mI/AAAAAAAAVTk/IXXBnGGNtlM/au1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="208" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="au1" width="296" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMO4kbnWRpALccRVQAtwtK-W4gqY-uzyDbJdDkzt4bF4U06cabQ8QMIYb-mt9QmUIwLAFR4OCHEipidClY_Ndnrs9KlXOl_5yZmpnspVEeUUik6LTuiW0cyerXEgbErZd1fqr60rkdyVuA/s1600-h/aud3.jpg"><img alt="aud" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pDHqf9x8Zfc/Vhhp34z7sKI/AAAAAAAAVT0/aGEF_4D9wkA/aud_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="207" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="aud" width="273" /></a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yL5OJ5iZXzc/Vhhp4afltuI/AAAAAAAAVUA/Gow810eIXTY/s1600-h/ol22.jpg"><img alt="ol2" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6oyP3WPzpSg/Vhhp4_0ZSxI/AAAAAAAAVUE/4mKNkJU6hbM/ol2_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="164" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="ol2" width="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sfuU5mi2thY/Vhhp5akdJ4I/AAAAAAAAVUQ/s_vH49m0bks/s1600-h/ol13.jpg"><img alt="ol1" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DOEfMobBPl4/Vhhp5zNZv9I/AAAAAAAAVUU/buNM_6SjXSs/ol1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="170" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="ol1" width="337" /></a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">O Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum apresenta uma arquitetura ousada, moderna e elegante. Lembra um piano. Esta situado a pouca distancia do Ryman Auditorium. Conta a historia da musica country ao longo das decadas, comecando por Jimmic Rodgers e os primeiros dias do Grand Oley Opry aos sucessos de Patsy Cline e Elvis Presley, a desbravadores de novos caminhos como Johnny Cash e Garth Brooks ate os atuais artistas como Luke Bryan e Taylor Swift. Muitas guitarras, orgaos, pianos, violas, partituras, letras de musica, melodias. Tambem estao expostos trajes usados por artistas em shows, a farda do Elvis Preley quando serviu o exercito e muitos outros objetos. O Country Music Hall of Fame Rotunda inspira reverencia e eh grande honra serem eleitos para fazer parte dele. Nas paredes da construcao circular estao os nomes dos que contribuiram para a estoria da musica country.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Na frente do Museu encontra-se a Music City Walk of Fame, a Calcada da Fama da Musica Country.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zyr4IKllIoY/Vhhp6ZKQwqI/AAAAAAAAVUg/hGTBhbP1el0/s1600-h/Country_music_hall_of_fame24.jpg"><img alt="Country_music_hall_of_fame2" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8SJMZMCoZtM/Vhhp62pyceI/AAAAAAAAVUk/qC0dfk5ubM8/Country_music_hall_of_fame2_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" height="183" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Country_music_hall_of_fame2" width="273" /></a></span> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--XrzfRgaeEY/Vhhp7aX3d5I/AAAAAAAAVUs/dsKV9Zk0l10/s1600-h/country-music-hall-of2.jpg"><img alt="country-music-hall-of" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4FVwqbOBoKI/Vhhp7--5Y8I/AAAAAAAAVU0/_MwkpI9_7gw/country-music-hall-of_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="184" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="country-music-hall-of" width="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IfNCMwL2wqE/Vhhp8Bu30vI/AAAAAAAAVU8/ryPWBmXaX8Y/s1600-h/DSC_08884.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0888" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UB1iv2JHoko/Vhhp8v3PPJI/AAAAAAAAVVE/DXMRleoqRi0/DSC_0888_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="186" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0888" width="262" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">E atravessando a rua, se encontra o Shermerhorn Symphony Center onde se assiste de pecas teatrais, concertos, sinfonica, classico a shows de jazz, blues.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zpTOhVY2J6U/Vhhp9Pp60tI/AAAAAAAAVVM/TLkN0ior5Pc/s1600-h/shimph3.jpg"><img alt="shimph" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N1IGYNCyK2o/Vhhp9l07C6I/AAAAAAAAVVU/h2Enu4IY8LU/shimph_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="164" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="shimph" width="293" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Hj6XHNDqx_U/Vhhp-FYAVGI/AAAAAAAAVVc/y3gcG8BjoQg/s1600-h/DSC_09153.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0915" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j_UMTb0p428/Vhhp--rm3MI/AAAAAAAAVVk/liQsWYfGG9o/DSC_0915_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0915" width="244" /></a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Ainda no Music Row, o Roteiro da Musica, encontra-se o o Historic RCA Studio B e o Hatch Show Print, historicas propriedades da Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">O RCA Studio eh o estudio de gravacao mais antigo no mundo. Mais de 35 mil cancoes foram gravadas neste lendario espaco dos quais mais de 1 mil tornaram-se sucesso. Tours guiados sao oferecidos para grupos de 15 pessoas ou mais e sao vendidos somente em conjunto com o ingresso de admissao ao Museu. Os tours partem diariamente do Museu. Para muitos pisar o lugar onde idolos como Elvis Presley gravou eh um sonho. Pelo numero de pessoas que visita a cidade, eles devem realizar o sonho de muita gente.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Hatch Show Print eh um das mais antigas tipografias de impressao e criou artes para Elvis Presley, estrelas do Grand Ole Opry e muitos outros artistas da atualidade. Hatch produz reedicao de posters classicos e cria novos trabalhos de arte grafica diariamente. Ha uma infinidade de posters a venda.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-44JTD0MTRtI/Vhhp_FT1nvI/AAAAAAAAVVs/XwWSs3lX8Eo/s1600-h/rca4.jpg"><img alt="rca" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G9_-edF1s9o/Vhhp_oOFQXI/AAAAAAAAVV0/zkqP8-eH9Lo/rca_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" height="252" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="rca" width="456" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dupPCXP53c4/VhhqABXIUGI/AAAAAAAAVV8/S9i45WlS0rE/s1600-h/bob3.jpg"><img alt="bob" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-habNm29_tq0/VhhqA731pfI/AAAAAAAAVWI/-ucXoRioUcw/bob_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="252" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="bob" width="161" /></a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Johnny Cash, cantor e compositor de musica country conhecido como o "Homem de Preto" teve muitos altos e baixos na carreira, viciou-se em anfetmaninas mas conquistou multidoes. johnny tem um museu na cidade, o Jonny Cash Museum and Cafe.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6ICPYDPuSVI/VhhqBTxoHAI/AAAAAAAAVWQ/9_vFcktOywc/s1600-h/JohnnyCash2.jpg"><img alt="JohnnyCash" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MJnMLhcmzRI/VhhqBwTBptI/AAAAAAAAVWU/Plj0spGKiU4/JohnnyCash_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="JohnnyCash" width="169" /></a> </span><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8g0D9dPHVNI/VhhqCmsTtqI/AAAAAAAAVWg/fNIELCmX06I/s1600-h/use1jcm%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img alt="use1jcm" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y4OjJ73hn_0/VhhqDbKiZOI/AAAAAAAAVWk/uYxvu_fuTos/use1jcm_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="243" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="use1jcm" width="346" /></a> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Embora nao so de musica viva o homem, tudo aqui vira ambiente para musica. O Centro de Convencao eh colossal. E chama-se Music City Convention Center e os amplos espacos sao usados para shows de musica.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-V6Xz9BXOCLo/VhhqDyTuYiI/AAAAAAAAVWs/bY60e7_iMt4/s1600-h/11%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="11" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bNmh5qOMPK0/VhhqEXq2hAI/AAAAAAAAVW0/cOnGQVAKZJY/11_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="232" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="11" width="332" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nrsfzbsT3XM/VhhqE4rMXvI/AAAAAAAAVW8/Vf8pfPvLqQw/s1600-h/2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="2" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZNhkuftX98w/VhhqFdRO7oI/AAAAAAAAVXE/yDnZZPT5DNM/2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="231" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="2" width="328" /></a></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">O Ascend Amphitheater eh a primeira Casa de Shows a ceu aberto na Beira-rio. Programacao e tickets disponiveis.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BEBhJ0M7CBY/VhhqFqGR0vI/AAAAAAAAVXM/ihA11r68cHU/s1600-h/Ascend_Amphitheater.0.02.jpg"><img alt="Ascend_Amphitheater.0.0" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-O_t-RdJLGfk/VhhqGAdUx2I/AAAAAAAAVXU/sibCuc_NfPo/Ascend_Amphitheater.0.0_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="139" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Ascend_Amphitheater.0.0" width="244" /></a> </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">O Centenial Park foi o primeiro parque de Nashville. Ele conta com uma replica do Parthenon da Grecia, trillha para caminhada, Lago Watauga, o Centenial Art Center, monumentos historicos, Centro de atividades de artes e jardim submerso.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Foi construido de gesso em 1897 para a Tennesse Centenial e Internacional Exposition. Apos a exposicao os demais edificios foram desmontados ficando apenas o lago artificial, o palco coberto e o Parthenon. Tornou-se uma area de lazer para brancos, pois a Lei "Jimi Crow" proibiu seu uso por africanos- americanos ate 1960. Posteriormente a lagoa foi fechada para uso para evitar a integracao. Os edificios integrados a lagoa hoje sao usados como um centro de artes. O Parthenon ficou abandonado por um longo tempo e estava em condicoes precarias. Pensaram em demoli-lo mas a comunidade se opos pois ele eh um simbolo de Nashville, conhecida como a Athenas do Sul por causa dele. Em 1920 o Parthenon temporario de gesso foi substituido por um edificio permanente de pedra e aco e ja foi remobiliado varias vezes. Hoje eh uma galeria de arte. A area tambem foi campo de batalha durante a Guerra Civil (1861-1865).</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-112OMSnZuhM/VhhqGiJZ0yI/AAAAAAAAVXc/WOyUOAIFDQA/s1600-h/DSC_07973.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0797" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EI-Z6bJeBcs/VhhqHcIM7xI/AAAAAAAAVXk/2DExcxIBmpQ/DSC_0797_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0797" width="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F0z8GFRZ8bQ/VhhqH774fhI/AAAAAAAAVXs/DW_pUmBPXmQ/s1600-h/DSC_08023.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0802" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5v3iRaTh-LE/VhhqIJuJm8I/AAAAAAAAVX0/4mIW1zeHcNs/DSC_0802_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0802" width="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OrA1SVDQGpY/VhhqIu02YnI/AAAAAAAAVYA/2r2WsPvK8eg/s1600-h/DSC_08033.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0803" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Yfd_GCnHZE4/VhhqJEHA7TI/AAAAAAAAVYE/rjMF2J3sTD4/DSC_0803_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0803" width="244" /></a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0SIjtQfKG-c/VhhqJi48L0I/AAAAAAAAVYM/0pqEU91KTdM/s1600-h/DSC_08073.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0807" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jMLAUTeNqZc/VhhqKGQARhI/AAAAAAAAVYU/r6gSvLPJ5Os/DSC_0807_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0807" width="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MbcCmmh2PQ0/VhhqKlUJHFI/AAAAAAAAVYg/YvkrZWD8IwQ/s1600-h/DSC_08133.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0813" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Mt5i-4XZiMg/VhhqK3e8LkI/AAAAAAAAVYk/WRICVg55qT0/DSC_0813_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0813" width="244" /></a> </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">O Bicentenial Mall State Park localizado nas proximidades do Capitol foi construido durante o boom ocorrido no centro da cidade no final da decada de 1950 e inicio de 1960. Eh uma luxuria dos deuses. Apresenta a historia do estado do Tennessee durante uma simples caminhada pelo parque.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KY15gDtsm70/VhhqLUVjHsI/AAAAAAAAVYs/4uj430NDtcw/s1600-h/bicentennial_summer__hero%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="bicentennial_summer__hero" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PPNAEPQcVeo/VhhqMDbDxzI/AAAAAAAAVY0/YoHdniB8j4U/bicentennial_summer__hero_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="163" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="bicentennial_summer__hero" width="358" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0cT5dpCBDcE/VhhqMsyq46I/AAAAAAAAVZA/3dF_jjFV8d8/s1600-h/CAP%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="CAP" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Mu3kakXE_ok/VhhqNU9Vz8I/AAAAAAAAVZE/dEWdVbhy7PE/CAP_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="163" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="CAP" width="244" /></a></span></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">A partir da extremidade do capitol fica a Court of 3 Stars e o Bell Carrillon, o World War II Memorial, o Pathway of History e o Tennessee Amphitheater. Todos a esquerda. A direita situa-se o Greenway Path para a Sulphur Springs. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8u9v5R57NCw/VhhqOLdDWQI/AAAAAAAAVZQ/uJ1R5g4xYNI/s1600-h/CA%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="CA" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Q4Fu2M4t9A8/VhhqO_DB2JI/AAAAAAAAVZY/E1gbV-mp5z4/CA_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="161" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="CA" width="557" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JYkpWKSCZWc/VhhqParrbjI/AAAAAAAAVZc/yHyeTdFfpwY/s1600-h/CA1%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="CA1" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tGsB2V-i_AI/VhhqP2OXPII/AAAAAAAAVZk/rGI7HnWxNQE/CA1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="167" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="CA1" width="244" /></a></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Em seguida apresenta-se a Rivers of Tennessee Fountain, uma fonte que mostra os rios e lagos do estado, a Rail Road Trestle que representa a antiga estrada de ferro e embaixo ha um museu da Guerra Civil (1861-1865) e por ultimo a Tennessee Map Plaza, uma praca com um mapa enorme de granito na calcada que mostra as maiores estradas, os 95 condados (comarcas, regioes) do estado, rios e cidades.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">No skyline de Nashville se destaca o predio da AT&T Tower que desde que instalou sua torre ficou parecido com asorelha de um morcego e foi apelidado de "Batman Building".</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Embora Nashville seja conhecida como um importante centro da indústria discográfica, as suas maiores indústrias são na realidade a assistência médica, a publicação, a financeira e o transporte. Mas que eh bom viver na cidade da Musica, ah isto eh. </span> <br />
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VIVENDO NA ESTRADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123949644858798035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019477320823703617.post-28426623379071144582015-09-29T12:43:00.000-07:002015-09-29T14:50:21.860-07:00Memphis–Tennessee<p> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A cidade de Memphis foi estabelecida por espanhois no final de 1700 e oficialmente fundada em 1819 por um grupo de investidores de propriedades. Entre eles estava Andew Jackson, advogado e politico, futuro setimo presidente dos Estados Unidos (1829 a 1837). A area foi dificil para desenvolver por causa de desastres naturais (furacoes, inundacoes), epidemias e competicao com cidades vizinhas. Quando a estrada de ferro foi construida em 1842 Memphis comecou a crescer e em 1860 estava conectada ao sudeste e meio-oeste do pais. A cidade cresceu doze vezes em 20 anos com imigrantes alemaes e irlandeses. Na decada de 1850 foi um centro comercial de escravos, foi um grande centro do algodao de (1850-1970), teve papel de destaque na Guerra Civil (1861-1865), foi um slavehaven underground railroad (uma rota de fuga para a liberdade para os escravos negros) e posteriormente tornou-se um marco importante para a cultura Afro-americana bem como um crucial campo de batalha na luta pelos dirietos civis dos negros. </font> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZdQtDHNcFRw/Vgrq1nyBGdI/AAAAAAAAU8k/dPZBxmySoHI/s1600-h/green-coton2.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="green coton" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="green coton" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-emrXXJwMqRs/Vgrq2cGy9YI/AAAAAAAAU8o/TqtfMmC-K9I/green-coton_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="139"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DTX-Mv1DaM0/Vgrq202pwhI/AAAAAAAAU80/gnxiE7G0Lhk/s1600-h/Cotton-field3.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="Cotton field" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Cotton field" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qC284DzoKkA/Vgrq3cc3okI/AAAAAAAAU84/_1dMjfJ4Ooc/Cotton-field_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="193" height="139"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TDk2kQPYdsM/Vgrq31wVNiI/AAAAAAAAU9E/qYWJkVhckJI/s1600-h/row3.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="row" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="row" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rCcPNGgr42w/Vgrq4sxmoEI/AAAAAAAAU9I/MmhRowVGLrQ/row_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="197" height="142"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xvRnxFVgiZU/Vgrq5DwBN2I/AAAAAAAAU9U/hjrUT4suj2A/s1600-h/colheitadeira2.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="colheitadeira" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="colheitadeira" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-krnPE16LZzU/Vgrq5jWqkGI/AAAAAAAAU9Y/78CzNQ4bjH0/colheitadeira_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Memphis eh o lugar de nascimento do Holiday Inn e FedEX. Tem a famosa casa de Elvis Presley e a Beale Street. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Holiday Inn é uma grande rede de hotéis. Pertence à rede inglesa IHG. A marca, Holiday Inn, conta com 1352 hotéis, com total de 250.207 apartamentos em todo o mundo. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">FedEx (Federal Express) é uma empresa estadunidense de remessa expressa de correspondência, documentos e objetos, oferecendo ainda vários serviços de logística. Memphis eh o centro de logistica do transporte arereo. A FedEx empresta seu nome a arena multiuso do time de basketball Grizzlies Memphis na Beale, que antes jogava na Piramide. A arena tambem eh usada para hockey no gelo, concertos e shows. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3MeJZ-oidrY/Vgrq6LFBl_I/AAAAAAAAU9k/FaTAkNKGxPI/s1600-h/Holiday-Inn.jpg"><img title="Holiday-Inn" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Holiday-Inn" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v-a4yahtmqc/Vgrq6UJm7wI/AAAAAAAAU9o/6I9PjVHZ_7M/Holiday-Inn_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cdyk3TA0COI/Vgrq69A3dfI/AAAAAAAAU90/N_nlyna8frw/s1600-h/fedex3.jpg"><img title="fedex" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="fedex" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-T2as7eeV-Ls/Vgrq7RUEbWI/AAAAAAAAU98/FHuVb7CZ_cQ/fedex_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="268" height="182"></a></font> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-O8pMTWO8Aes/Vgrq79tGnRI/AAAAAAAAU-E/ZRWdATmKY2o/s1600-h/DSC_06644.jpg"><img title="DSC_0664" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0664" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NQCNgESlQnU/Vgrq8Z7TF6I/AAAAAAAAU-I/gT0DJY5yCHM/DSC_0664_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="256" height="181"></a> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Memphis tambem conta com o Autozone Park, campo de baseball da Minor League, no centro da cidade. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VQkeNqBwc9g/Vgrq840r4ZI/AAAAAAAAU-U/lWqXO-WTKx0/s1600-h/DSC_06933.jpg"><img title="DSC_0693" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 37px 0px 8px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0693" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ImmxUdVbUtY/Vgrq9T_qcoI/AAAAAAAAU-Y/AHb7CoTLnsg/DSC_0693_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="165"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Tennessee Welcome Center, na 119 N Riverside Drive, eh uma area de descanso e um centro de informacao turistica. Esta instalado num predio moderno e tem um ovo estilizado na frente escrito Memphis. No seu interior encontra-se a escultura de "B.B. King", o "Blues Boy" cujo nome de nascimento era Rufus King. Ele abreviou o apelido para "B.B.King". E ainda uma escultura de Elvis Presley, alem de material sobre o estado, Guerra Civil, Memphis e arredores. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ni64jWscrXY/Vgrq97B549I/AAAAAAAAU-k/rveAghiMDdE/s1600-h/ovo1.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="ovo" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="ovo" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bOp2isoEmfw/Vgrq-Y4nDMI/AAAAAAAAU-s/qkAlcEYBDcI/ovo_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="414" height="243"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9Ui-fPpedtg/Vgrq_L5Dq4I/AAAAAAAAU-0/S0YCrLYaxU8/s1600-h/DSC_06333.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="DSC_0633" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0633" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizTUeV67T7ztk7rJ8Qm3LK_jjYqmcbl_7XLrqLbQ8X39qHlo_QNmohBeSroWbp-f84VFuaaSsQklDly8RGJye5YurLq9oRQeSXjXib194GlVoIIVhyphenhyphend56m-VStr2XpSUKBgFC3tUlvgGen/?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z6tNjJm3BPw/VgrrAJZs2xI/AAAAAAAAU_E/aau1f3u31gQ/s1600-h/DSC_06493.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="DSC_0649" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0649" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4UvlAkpnb2A/VgrrBpIikII/AAAAAAAAU_M/pWZDGSiDztg/DSC_0649_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Continuo ao centro de informacao esta uma area para picnic arborizada com mesas e bancos ligada ao Mud Island River Park. Ao longo do rio encontra-se o The Mud Hunt, uma caca ao tesouro por informacoes, no River Walk model, um passeio ao longo do rio com varios mapas, textos, paineis. Uma mistura de recreacao e atividade educativa. Tambem mostra a importancia do Rio Mississipi durante a Guerra Civil. Conta com palco coberto para concertos. </font> <p> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4n4BhX4PsZY/VgrrCAOXtsI/AAAAAAAAU_U/_lVZJ9f8_9g/s1600-h/123.jpg"><img title="12" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="12" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CpJ3wzG-Rac/VgrrCvhqQLI/AAAAAAAAU_c/xyndHngTX3s/12_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="250" height="197"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sJtSLel2z7c/VgrrDM0q13I/AAAAAAAAU_k/aYxOoSug0kw/s1600-h/mud6.jpg"><img title="mud" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="mud" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cTv8c0gU6WY/VgrrDw6wJII/AAAAAAAAU_s/x1V57C6IJcU/mud_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="280" height="197"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c0VAGN1TKEY/VgrrEkAYSBI/AAAAAAAAU_0/GwFPqEi9ywU/s1600-h/palco3.jpg"><img title="palco" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="palco" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GveClFKWFrg/VgrrFPlrlhI/AAAAAAAAU_8/6oD5e3nD7pU/palco_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="278" height="196"></a> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-h8FJ8PY9QGQ/VgrrFrxhNlI/AAAAAAAAVAE/8agPoPK4qUk/s1600-h/DSC_06423.jpg"><img title="DSC_0642" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 23px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0642" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-V7bVmozSNnA/VgrrGCH08gI/AAAAAAAAVAI/8JSurjHS2QI/DSC_0642_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="165"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O centro da cidade eh ligado ao Mud Park pelo Memphis Suspension Railway or Mud Island Monorail,<strong> </strong>um bonde monotrilho suspenso. Foi inaugurado em 1982. Ele esta sob uma ponte de pedestre sobre o Wolf River Lagoon. A ponte tem 518 m. A linha tem dois carros suspensos com duas frentes. O motorista muda de posicao para opera-lo. Ele nao faz volta pois conta com um trilho apenas. E cada carro tem capacidade para 180 passageiros e viaja a 11km/h. Eles foram feitos na Suica. Que tal alguns desses para acabar com as filas nas pontes de Florianopolis? </font><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Ao longo da Beira-rio, onde o lamacento e grandioso Rio Mississipi conta com uma pequena ilha separando-o do Wolf River para em seguida se juntarem, situa-se a Beale Street Landing com um molhe (pier) para embarque/desembarque dos barcos locais e de cruzeiro. O local tem sido ponto de desembarque ha 250 anos. Hoje esta modernizado. Ha um predio elegante em vidro e concreto para eventos. O teto inclinado que conecta a Beale Street Landing ao Tom Lee Park eh mais do que um lugar para caminhar e relaxar. Eh energia verde. Ele ajuda a refrescar o ambiente interno e reduz o escoamento da agua. Ha arquibancadas para disputas nauticas e shows musicais. Nele funciona o Riverfront Bar&Grill e loja de souvenir. Este espaco tambem eh usado para casamentos, eventos de corporacoes, reunioes e festividades. </font></p> <p> <font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4fxVsgeYs1k/VgrrGqS9i_I/AAAAAAAAVAU/_X7a2-QwDHY/s1600-h/DSC_07475.jpg"><img title="DSC_0747" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0747" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5be9USb0gGk/VgrrHkV9xyI/AAAAAAAAVAc/gDKfwF69EO4/DSC_0747_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="199" height="151"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uZfZvYX_4ao/VgrrH_UP1iI/AAAAAAAAVAg/qkDNScd7bKQ/s1600-h/BB3.jpg"><img title="BB" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="BB" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B3JrDnL-JNo/VgrrIbimiVI/AAAAAAAAVAo/LJeYBu3ftQI/BB_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="116"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sJkvfJqUGvs/VgrrI1vP_6I/AAAAAAAAVA0/ttZqo-jjOR4/s1600-h/bb22.jpg"><img title="bb2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="bb2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5Wvn5TWW4Sw/VgrrJe8Xb-I/AAAAAAAAVA4/1KTp-MuuI-Q/bb2_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="116"></a></font><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZZZlKQ74x6U/VgrrJ7e8ggI/AAAAAAAAVBE/hBzJ5uR64Ak/s1600-h/bb16.jpg"><img title="bb1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="bb1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6Xlofy2KRpA/VgrrKdLrEcI/AAAAAAAAVBI/ReWkQZR1P48/bb1_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="188" height="157"></a> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A Beale Street Landing eh palco para as mais finas recreacoes. Ha areas para caminhar, pedalar, se exercitar, comer, beber, fazer picnic. Ao longo do Lee Park ha estacionamento, chafariz com aguas dancantes, duas quadras de volleyball, uma de futebol e seis estacoes de ginastica. No lado oposto estao casas charmosas e de bom padrao.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3YGOSojpV9U/VgrrKp35DcI/AAAAAAAAVBU/szgcxAMBYsI/s1600-h/lee-park2.jpg"><img title="lee park" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="lee park" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YHtxhvF3wXM/VgrrLbzkYNI/AAAAAAAAVBY/neQTQrb3VzY/lee-park_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXG1FRy1XAshqOFNqzh0ucYhzvcvlg5gzlrwS4zil6HiGoIIQMRC7zASlhcwtveH-JJhLLu-qS2dP4BRYJUeyDPU0a9xexPMIIlTUnUj8levQHeQEFUMgkxg98rCdWnJququ9GuuuCIPU3/s1600-h/lee-park12.jpg"><img title="lee park1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="lee park1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gkxm7DOST6Y/VgrrMFWcXwI/AAAAAAAAVBs/aCFQc5_RiJo/lee-park1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="241"></a></font> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-p0NzFRnc3dU/VgrrM8cyE3I/AAAAAAAAVB0/PD0txxYRxGg/s1600-h/DSC_07493.jpg"><img title="DSC_0749" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0749" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C8dtL1hNcpQ/VgrrNWg5sEI/AAAAAAAAVB8/kw02sMR70p0/DSC_0749_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O National Civil Rights Museum, instalado no Lorraine Motel, o lugar do assassinato do Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., da vida ao Movimentos pelos Direitos Civis Americanos. Foca os principais acontecimentos como o boicote ao onibus em Montgomery, a greve dos trabalhadores da Rede de Esgoto e Saneamento de Memphis por melhoria de condicoes de trabalhos, o temor de ataque dos negros que eram e sao maioria, a morte de Martin Luther King Jr., bem como mais recentes lutas seguidas apos a morte de Martin Luther King. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m0BbG-pjrsg/VgrrN1_gHEI/AAAAAAAAVCE/o3cE0vXVK6E/s1600-h/mdireitos2.jpg"><img title="mdireitos" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="mdireitos" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hL1mlYlVkEk/VgrrOTovd6I/AAAAAAAAVCI/ym-0oYRURyQ/mdireitos_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="290" height="132"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MVq9GNppX_A/VgrrO9wfzhI/AAAAAAAAVCU/HepsNoGsRjc/s1600-h/mudi1.jpg"><img title="mudi" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="mudi" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-niDhDKhg2zA/VgrrPmZr1_I/AAAAAAAAVCY/wOVqQStzTL0/mudi_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="145"></a></font> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IHStbgzrBg4/VgrrQHhAClI/AAAAAAAAVCk/y-aNHPh4VcM/s1600-h/civil_rights4.jpg"><img title="civil_rights" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="civil_rights" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TtaM3kbv4TA/VgrrQ-Me0_I/AAAAAAAAVCo/9VUcn320KZI/civil_rights_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="229" height="138"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bkNPwDpFHd8/VgrrRD72XKI/AAAAAAAAVCw/8MsXgZUcU8w/s1600-h/WPTV-Civil-Rights%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="WPTV Civil Rights" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="WPTV Civil Rights" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AOhNdQQEUJs/VgrrRiuoy8I/AAAAAAAAVC4/EpoY-shR32I/WPTV-Civil-Rights_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="176" height="146"></a> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Ha uma enorme piramide com teto prata dito ser a terceira maior piramide do mundo. Eh uma replica equivalente a 60% da Grande Piramide de Queops, no Egito. Ela foi construida como uma arena e centro de eventos mas hoje o Bass Pro Shop, uma loja especializada em equipamentos para caca, pesca, camping, barcos o transformou num parque tematico, pista de boliche, pequeno lago, aviario, hotel, restaurante, deck de observacao de vidro. Enfim, centro comercial de equipamentos aquaticos de primeira linha. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aRRX95Exyho/VgrrSPqilII/AAAAAAAAVDE/x5QsVr9a6wg/s1600-h/Memphis_Pyramid_HDR4.jpg"><img title="Memphis_Pyramid_HDR" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Memphis_Pyramid_HDR" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-k2JR4LpOo_M/VgrrSj-kFKI/AAAAAAAAVDI/wu0tP2K0ApU/Memphis_Pyramid_HDR_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="231" height="183"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OwpMSbHcNhI/VgrrTa8DLSI/AAAAAAAAVDU/pBMYhjwa3SA/s1600-h/inside14.jpg"><img title="inside1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="inside1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eh82h3XPlPI/VgrrT6nK_uI/AAAAAAAAVDY/MasCWD6HJWE/inside1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="257" height="181"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BPXvW93rL_A/VgrrUT9a0BI/AAAAAAAAVDk/Fd1jNEVnZaw/s1600-h/inside23.jpg"><img title="inside2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="inside2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-A6XrMHaa974/VgrrU5jqUqI/AAAAAAAAVDo/hsB80PNYOHA/inside2_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="231" height="183"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-InbYMietP_s/VgrrVSLiKJI/AAAAAAAAVD0/UfOsZFwIflo/s1600-h/inside37.jpg"><img title="inside3" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="inside3" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NIZsOUwGbuE/VgrrVxvOLeI/AAAAAAAAVD8/xdIjuenP_yE/inside3_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="141" height="221"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o1Coeqrp-ss/VgrrWorne2I/AAAAAAAAVEE/B9BY2hxI5WY/s1600-h/inside44.jpg"> <img title="inside4" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="inside4" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6uXYSJKwC1E/VgrrXZJY9rI/AAAAAAAAVEM/h8ELsHgC3gw/inside4_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="281" height="198"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QawmNiNkAcc/VgrrX_9CxPI/AAAAAAAAVEU/ScWHkkxQUlk/s1600-h/inside54.jpg"><img title="inside5" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="inside5" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4eg03y0jXRE/VgrrYtcRNAI/AAAAAAAAVEc/yAW2k0-Z-d0/inside5_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="273" height="201"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-axDK90mhRgY/VgrrZBjENsI/AAAAAAAAVEk/BdGlEeuLCcc/s1600-h/inside64.jpg"><img title="inside6" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="inside6" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-96-dOYsEsgw/VgrrZsFREeI/AAAAAAAAVEo/qgBArRzFeVI/inside6_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="281" height="202"></a></font> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WulPJGl80lY/VgrraCdHY9I/AAAAAAAAVE0/LMCgQnhjiws/s1600-h/DSC_06676.jpg"><img title="DSC_0667" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 21px 0px 23px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0667" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DPzhlAYl_f8/Vgrra7gh9NI/AAAAAAAAVE4/294makGytRw/DSC_0667_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="165"></a> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum apresenta uma mostra sobre o nascimento do rock e soul (musica com elements of rhythm, blues e gospel) popularizada pelos African-Americans. Foi criada pelo Instituto Smithsonian e fala a historia dos pioneiros que superaram as barreiras racial e socio-economica para criar a musica que sacudiu o mundo inteiro. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A Beale street associada a musica negra e comercio é conhecida mundialmente. Era o ponto de encontro depois da Guerra Civil para produçao artistica. No final da tarde comecam as bandas a tocar e voce pode dancar ao ar livre no W.C.Handy Parky ou entrar e sair de pubs, saloons e saloes de danca, restaurantes, lojas de souvenirs, museus e ate passar na A.Schwab que fornece 44 tipos de pocoes voodoos para curar doencas e afastar problemas. No inicio de 1900 os doutores africanos-americanos praticavam uma forma de voodoo e invocavam espiritos. Da 2nd a 3th Streets, a Beale eh fechada para veiculos. O Handy Parky na Beale Third Street tem um grande palco e os eventos sao gratuitos e abertos ao publico. Tambem ha estatuas e placas informando acontecimentos. Ha uma loja de tecidos onde Elvis e a nata artistica da epoca compravam seus brilhos e tecidos para as performances. Hoje eh um cafe e as roupas estao expostas. William Christother Handy (1873-1958), homenageado no Handy Park eh considerado o "Pai do Blues" </font> <p> <font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GH8l9boAYpA/VgrrbOpw2ZI/AAAAAAAAVFE/urVtplprLWk/s1600-h/DSC_06613.jpg"><img title="DSC_0661" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0661" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-47DL2EX26WU/VgrrbtphGKI/AAAAAAAAVFI/vF8rDkKaZ1Q/DSC_0661_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mx7OOkLn-Rs/VgrrcKFVPpI/AAAAAAAAVFU/uznaJ8ZoMTk/s1600-h/DSC_06603.jpg"><img title="DSC_0660" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0660" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wMAexsGI0FQ/Vgrrc0go3SI/AAAAAAAAVFY/FpbYuyQp7jg/DSC_0660_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-O81OnSzigiY/Vgrrda7w67I/AAAAAAAAVFk/ABiQSQdXEOY/s1600-h/DSC_06573.jpg"><img title="DSC_0657" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0657" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4PUluSmxHfE/Vgrrd9-fihI/AAAAAAAAVFo/yGBh_CLn5_s/DSC_0657_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vAbZWli5fV4/VgrreZIcX0I/AAAAAAAAVF0/nPsXkZ28wHo/s1600-h/DSC_06743.jpg"><img title="DSC_0674" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0674" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QEnWwIP8lGQ/Vgrre5v9yGI/AAAAAAAAVF4/GqKiB_bw-d4/DSC_0674_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XqkqMjdBuPY/VgrrfeN9hlI/AAAAAAAAVGE/mjMggI6Tbac/s1600-h/park1%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="park" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="park" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7uKBxQEGbcg/Vgrrf50IwsI/AAAAAAAAVGI/21e_N2OFwLk/park_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="248"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zCxyD0Jqtds/VgrrgW4R4NI/AAAAAAAAVGQ/bNKdmnOoieg/s1600-h/park11.jpg"><img title="park1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="park1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_vxHxASb9z4/Vgrrg1QSbJI/AAAAAAAAVGc/EB-G4EvujZI/park1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="320" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0zmRo2TbAAo/VgrrhWXo3yI/AAAAAAAAVGk/cLFMukCRQpQ/s1600-h/handy2.jpg"><img title="handy" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="handy" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yjUUu379qyo/Vgrrh9EHayI/AAAAAAAAVGo/y92psd2YdOY/handy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="181" height="244"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Sun Studio, o Studio de Sam Phillips eh o ground zero para a explosao do rock 'n' roll no mundo. Foi o Lugar de Nascimento do Rock 'n' Roll e guarda objetos memoraveis da epoca como o primeiro microfone de Elvis e permite a voce conhecer registros nao publicados. Entrar em contato com estorias de nome lendarios como Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis e muitos outros. </font> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cAkRQ6tBo-g/Vgrrir8LnEI/AAAAAAAAVL4/gR4lBg7zbsQ/s1600-h/DSC_07123.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cAkRQ6tBo-g/Vgrrir8LnEI/AAAAAAAAVME/lxVpNqJj4OA/s1600-h/DSC_0712.jpg"><img title="DSC_0712" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0712" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-f-nM8Ip78Rw/Vgrrj64TlKI/AAAAAAAAVHE/en0JggJtOQY/DSC_0712_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="227" height="161"></a></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NCib6BDp6F4/VgrrkXg7P0I/AAAAAAAAVHQ/4U_M-gGs2C4/s1600-h/DSC_07025.jpg"><img title="DSC_0702" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0702" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bIB8ZYd9568/VgrrlAl1xvI/AAAAAAAAVHU/8tkmDNhF1uE/DSC_0702_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="211" height="157"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uf2zN4CPmw4/VgrrlkN9UyI/AAAAAAAAVHg/lkO2M1bYXTs/s1600-h/DSC_07045.jpg"><img title="DSC_0704" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0704" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qBE-dToeh-w/Vgrrma96UiI/AAAAAAAAVHk/BP0wN0yAvPk/DSC_0704_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="214" height="160"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J7RiAi1ExqY/Vgrrm-1BzbI/AAAAAAAAVHw/CrQO_6eIah4/s1600-h/DSC_07075.jpg"><img title="DSC_0707" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0707" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-z5DvyUI2r14/VgrrnLsNB_I/AAAAAAAAVH0/c6L5z2iN_c0/DSC_0707_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="213" height="159"></a></font> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dRXswzWTkkQ/Vgrrn5wWOrI/AAAAAAAAVIA/GbFjC3ewTAg/s1600-h/stax7.jpg"><img title="stax" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 26px 0px 7px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="stax" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-f6idsD30PuY/VgrroSZ1DFI/AAAAAAAAVIE/f_q4bW3Y0GY/stax_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="184"></a> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Stax Museum of American Soul Music eh o unico museu de musica soul </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">no mundo. Esta situado no antigo studio, Stax Records, onde icones da </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">musica gravaram. </font> <p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"></font> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Memphis Music Hall of Fame mais uma casa de apoio para a manutencao da cultura musical.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-L7F8CXidIiY/VgsHlxHEIqI/AAAAAAAAVMQ/TZTcvNHvX64/s1600-h/memphis%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="memphis" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="memphis" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Fr8S_TtezhM/VgsHmo27fmI/AAAAAAAAVMY/VYsZ3SBZEI4/memphis_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a></font></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kY8i1nLkA3Q/VgrrqTiVadI/AAAAAAAAVIg/c0lybcdkqPA/s1600-h/bluhall2.jpg"><img title="bluhall" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="bluhall" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_aZGJ9juwXE/Vgrrq685T3I/AAAAAAAAVIk/VZtUr8hp-S8/bluhall_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" align="left" height="244"></a> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RAYi2jXVv4M/VgrrrGCuSlI/AAAAAAAAVIs/PJAm7GW-Vt4/s1600-h/bluhall12.jpg"><img title="bluhall1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 29px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="bluhall1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Y2_LNPPhDbk/VgrrrhLP82I/AAAAAAAAVI0/R-QOxuROqWY/bluhall1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="184"></a> <font size="4" face="Verdana">Blues Hall of Fame, ate 1980 era uma lista. A partir desta data foi criado o espaco fisico pela Blues Foundation que tem introduzido membros no Blues Hall of Fame. Ha uma premiacao anual mas nao se trata do melhor do ano mas do trabalho como um todo. Este ano ocorreu o 36th Blues Music Award reunindo 1500 pessoas. </font></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Visitamos a Mansion Graceland de Elvis Presley. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Elvis Presley nasceu em Tupelo nordeste do Tennesse e começou sua carreira na pequena cidade de 40 mil habitantes. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Ele mudou-se para Memphis (200 km de Tupelo) para ficar perto dos acontecimentos. Roubou a cena. Durante muito tempo sofreu criticas de que era apenas um rapaz bonito mas posteriormente teve sua capacidade foi reconhecida. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Conhecemos Graceland, o rancho que ele tinha e decorou caprichosamente. Era um virginiano (organizado, caprichoso e antenado nas mudanças). </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Vimos os carros expostos, aviao que tem o nome da filha, Lisa Marie, alguns shows, exposiçao dos trajes do rei do rock, uma sala com trajes e comentarios de outros astros do rock, o jardim de reflexao onde Elvis esta enterrado ao lado dos pais, avos e um irmao-gemeo. A ultima atraçao a ser montada é sobre Tupelo, sua cidade natal. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Casou aos 32 anos. Para a época ja estava passado. Ficou casado 5 anos (1967-1972) com Priscila e tiveram uma filha, Lisa Marie. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Ele se completava com a mae. O pai esteve preso por estelionato e ele teve uma relaçao forte com ela. Quando ela morreu Elvis se desestabilizou. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Elvis poderia estar ainda vivo com 80 anos hoje mas sua vida de excesso de comida e medicamentos lhe ceifaram a vida. Medicamentos receitados por medico (1935-1977). </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HyFoxVWwDDM/VgrrsdPRyWI/AAAAAAAAVJA/0bnKW5aVL6w/s1600-h/DSC_07268.jpg"><img title="DSC_0726" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0726" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRz6VEHAL85NS-G7oiDR-gpmu3hRIC1cHj7q__kwwgHMJoPyR9oPlMDL_zMaGlbyAXbzwxOB1G7L8KuVHTPUlqjJd6V10TtdbkMHZioRbJ2EAvDpe4OV_ZmFwvTnuI0RiHRJDvmApB1a6/?imgmax=800" width="257" height="182"></a> <font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xVJ7ZCqDmH0/VgrrtbYAhxI/AAAAAAAAVJQ/HmeXhA6qTPk/s1600-h/elvis_grave5.jpg"><img title="elvis_grave" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="elvis_grave" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8z_1m0aZ7rs/Vgrrt0oYlFI/AAAAAAAAVJY/y4WWyhgmwgU/elvis_grave_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="290" height="228"></a></font> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qHLc__vKyyI/VgrrumCNiBI/AAAAAAAAVJg/9VrE8zqw12U/s1600-h/casa-elvis3.jpg"><img title="casa elvis" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="casa elvis" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrKsooTWfSxwZw9RypRcJOPhVhHWfYv4o9OJKBVykRcXQafsrRWS5WVrewphx8rIyzYH5RTsuIptAB4mM_ZRyjrXnUEXLQLF0BQY8hDGGiSr48SMvji_0wLciwwwQgzg1iNVXnB7gzNz4/?imgmax=800" width="256" height="180"></a> </font><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b_U6Y4TvKuI/VgrrvmPPRXI/AAAAAAAAVJw/rwfCDBENmdU/s1600-h/aviao1.jpg"><img title="aviao" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="aviao" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RoFMU__9Qa8/VgrrwG7AtSI/AAAAAAAAVJ4/RRpLmTBTdvw/aviao_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="304" height="247"></a> <font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cILXFxMLwBs/VgrrxTv34xI/AAAAAAAAVKA/FUGhqUD8P34/s1600-h/DSC_07277.jpg"><img title="DSC_0727" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0727" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qtg8-g0X8OI/Vgrrx3aizaI/AAAAAAAAVKI/33nh_lqR5TI/DSC_0727_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></a></font> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YUKPsDEC3Y8/VgrrytmZ8GI/AAAAAAAAVKQ/8PlycMxICFk/s1600-h/avies-12.jpg"><img title="aviões 1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="aviões 1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-szlbmWjC97o/VgrrzNT--VI/AAAAAAAAVKU/WeNM0C6mxko/avies-1_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="320" height="244"></a> </font></p> <p> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WTOBLKBF0Bc/VgrrzunkerI/AAAAAAAAVKg/EiSUVHSW5u8/s1600-h/carros22.jpg"><img title="carros2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="carros2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rjxu_afQ0oU/Vgrr0Ccz4EI/AAAAAAAAVKk/wKyh6-XoF20/carros2_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="254" height="169"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3IEzLUL_Bfhyj7E0VBRbY_nHhfjdRN21PM3BgeXLGNZgvFFjK8t0jcttvzofrO96kW3H6FnBHGAHu2z3Cy3ffJP4x1s-u2FAVKLZGrsplIA5vFIsWSPERZRWc7437Rerr3Lhh1beC5HmJ/s1600-h/carros-elvis3.jpg"><img title="carros-elvis" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="carros-elvis" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3bYmjt5wu64/Vgrr02bn5pI/AAAAAAAAVK0/CVt4lrG1qq4/carros-elvis_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="299" height="200"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-S9b8LN6ldqY/Vgrr1UhpL_I/AAAAAAAAVK8/Aq2Xq_Sow2k/s1600-h/carros-elvis-20090104-45-original5.jpg"><img title="carros-elvis-20090104-45-original" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="carros-elvis-20090104-45-original" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J3AJP02agKc/Vgrr13f2bpI/AAAAAAAAVLE/QK-qpsnLEqo/carros-elvis-20090104-45-original_th.jpg?imgmax=800" width="221" height="174"></a> </p> <p> </p> <p></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VlPks73Yg4Y/Vgrr2d68qUI/AAAAAAAAVLQ/A9tVGs0qm_A/s1600-h/DSC_06806.jpg"><img title="DSC_0680" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 3px 11px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0680" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4gXFbVWJaQQ/Vgrr21rhriI/AAAAAAAAVLU/uoqeytyPTs8/DSC_0680_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="165"></a> <font size="4" face="Verdana">A cidade conta com estrutura de VLT (veiculo-Leve sobre Trilho) ou Tram<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MMLo5uHPA_E/Vgrr3dReNxI/AAAAAAAAVLg/CiOsPXmmoiQ/s1600-h/troley11.jpg"><img title="troley" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 10px 1px 0px 8px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="troley" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UDCID_CCGYc/Vgrr4EAGuuI/AAAAAAAAVLo/-neYJQlxCEc/troley_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="right" height="165"></a> mas o sistema esta temporariamente suspenso para manutencao em todos os carros (bondes). Pararam em 10 de junho de 2014 e a previsao para voltar a funcionar eh para 2016. Ele passa na main street que eh bem urbana, preservada e graciosa mas estava vazia e silenciosa. Eh </font><font size="4" face="Verdana">verao, esta quente durante o dia e a cidade parece adquirir vida no final da tarde. </font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Memphis eh conhecida mundo afora por ter desempenhado um papel importante na historia musical dos Estados Unidos. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O blues, rockability, rock 'ln' roll, jazz, gospell e "rhythm e blues" (blues com jazz) todos nasceram ou foram formados em Memphis e muito dele comecou na Beale Street. Foi um centro cultural e economico para americanos-africanos vindos de todo o Mississippi no seculo XX. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A indústria cinematográfica e de entretenimento é forte em Memphis. Vários filmes já foram filmados na cidade, entre eles: <i>A Firma</i> (1993), <i><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cast_Away"><font color="#000000">Cast</font> </a>Away</i> (2000),<i>Walk the Line</i> (2005) e Hustle <i>& Flow</i> (2006). </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Memphis tem 650 mil habitantes e 62% da populaçao é black. Eh considerada a segunda cidade mais perigosa dos Estados Unidos por numero de homicidios e furtos mas nao percebe-se. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A Beira-rio em toda a sua extensao eh a parte mais bonita de Memphis. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Kehrig Silvestre </font><font size="4" face="Verdana">Cida e Celso. </font> VIVENDO NA ESTRADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123949644858798035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019477320823703617.post-66451522273865872702015-09-19T09:45:00.001-07:002015-09-19T10:41:24.306-07:00St. Louis–Missouri<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Saint Louis foi fundado por franceses em 1763 como um posto de comercio de peles. Passou para os espanhois (1762-1803) apos a derrota dos franceses na Guerra dos Sete Anos, voltou aos franceses e finalmente aos Estados Unidos como parte da Compra da Lousiana em 1803. Recebeu esse nome em homenagem a Louis IX (1214-1270), o Rei Santo, que participou de duas Cruzadas e morreu na ultima. A flor de lis continua presente nos simbolos da cidade. Eh cognominada de Gateway to the West, a Porta de Entrada para o Oeste. Situada na confluencia dos Rios Mississipi e Missouri tornou-se um centro de comercio. Daqui partiu a primeira expedicao para a exploracao dos Estados Unidos partindo do leste para o oeste ate a costa do pacifico com posterior retorno. Clark desenhou o primeiro mapa do pais durante a expedicao.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UimkzkTI_PU/Vf2OyJoODRI/AAAAAAAAUkM/MjQ4GYgNv_Q/s1600-h/1map3.jpg"><img alt="1map" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-scvycZWJtpc/Vf2Oy9FHlnI/AAAAAAAAUkQ/NbYIqihVSLM/1map_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" height="258" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="1map" width="550" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JHQZ8XCJeEA/Vf2Oz5fZlYI/AAAAAAAAUkc/r1y2EWUFYiw/s1600-h/clark-exp2.png"><img alt="clark exp" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IX3qXFp4VxI/Vf2O0XA6BFI/AAAAAAAAUkg/-SUwCZ5T2Ig/clark-exp_thumb2.png?imgmax=800" height="252" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clark exp" width="343" /></a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Ao entrar na cidade a primeira coisa que se avista eh um arco de metal prata altissimo, elegante e automaticamente vai-se ao seu encontro. Ele esta situado no Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, um parque localizado ao longo dos bancos do Rio Mississipi. Foi declarado Local Historico Nacional em 1935. Ele eh representado pelo Gateway Arch. Ele eh o monumento mais alto do pais (210 metros). Foi construido em 1965. Celebra o papel que Thomas Jefferson e a cidade de Saint Louis desempenharam na expansao oeste dos Estados Unidos. Eles queriam um monumento que nao fosse parecido com algo ja existente como um obelisco, uma caixa retangular nem um domo. O arquiteto Eero Saarinen criou esse arco leve e elegante. Para criar o memorial foram derrubados 40 blocos de edificios velhos no coracao da cidade. Do antigo bloco so sobrou a Old Cathedral.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Nas duas extremidades do arco ficam duas entradas para o Museum of Westward Expansion, o Odyssey Theater, Tucker Theater, Levee Mercantile, Museum Store, deck de observacao, visitor center e venda de tickets. Todos no subsolo. Para os mais impetuosos ainda ha o Riding The Tram, uma subida ao topo do arco num elevador interno, estreito onde as pessoas ficam sentadas em circulo. Me informei antes e nao quis subir. O parque esta em obras mas as atividades sao mantidas.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bLGaRp_rbdo/Vf2O1PuK9AI/AAAAAAAAUko/-CrUISvpt4w/s1600-h/DSC_043511.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0435" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zkGNu9-_FWQ/Vf2O3hnGV2I/AAAAAAAAUk0/t0Cy4dne-VE/DSC_04351_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="260" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0435" width="170" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BM69Mp72fxE/Vf2O4qjm0iI/AAAAAAAAUk8/_YkJrw_MI-M/s1600-h/DSC_043711.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0437" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TYup36YbLNo/Vf2O5deO_GI/AAAAAAAAUlA/JUMcdzuiXhE/DSC_04371_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="258" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0437" width="169" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pdBtVOON2TY/Vf2O66evn7I/AAAAAAAAUlM/noYbPWGGFqY/s1600-h/DSC_043812.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0438" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_VyPqsAm6d3BvoetFYcvS5vDmH2rQpUqsK06w8j33mmH65Kv7q-r6JxX8kouls9bfTfYHkMDPIetci-hICzuESdjmnaO6olzMs-qNKZV0GajHgewXXM5tP6TtTxw1ugWY2tthAyXZmnbq/?imgmax=800" height="259" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0438" width="354" /></a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Alinhada ao arco (Gateway Arch) esta a Old Courthouse (1839-1862) construida em arquitetura classica. A antiga Corte de Justica recebeu duas peticoes significativas que promoveram profundas mudancas na vida da nacao. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">A primeira, em 1846 quando os escravos Dred Scott e Harriet Robson Scott apos uma tentativa frustrada de comprar sua libredade entraram com uma peticao requerendo-a sob a alegacao de terem vivido em territorios livres por mais de cinco anos. Havia uma lei na epoca que determinava que "Uma vez livre, sempre livre". Foi para a Suprema Corte Federal que nao lhes deu ganho de causa declarando que escravos eram propriedade e nao tinham direito a reclamar em juizo. Em 1857 tornou-se o foco de acalorados debates politicos entre abolicionistas e nao abolicionistas e acabou acelerando a Guerra Civil. Os Scotts se emanciparam anos depois e Dred trabalhou como porteiro de hotel em St. Louis.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">A segunda, numa epoca em que o voto feminino nao era permitido, Virginia Minor tentou registra-se para votar na eleicao presidencial de 1872. Ao ter o registro negado, ela e seu marido entraram com uma peticao contra o responsavel. Ela formou grupos locais e foi a primeira presidente dando origem a um movimento nacional que lancou a base para a National Woman's Suffrage Association, a Associacao do Direito de Voto das Mulheres.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gxYa-LlShIc/Vf2O8duTHuI/AAAAAAAAUlc/kAWtP5HVy1Y/s1600-h/DSC_040411.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0404" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-S-9H8hYvBWs/Vf2O9OS-UsI/AAAAAAAAUlg/MNXgBpfyyOs/DSC_04041_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="241" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0404" width="341" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZVQ3_kOOzAZD52f3_USTwqhS7H-2rabu16bqHdXiMhoL76zW1UtnoBH7Tacvt4VDfyW9nFNRJOdF7OYEdU3E5R0D_9CpwTAM2Wm-yZFVMPSN7aBdKqQ6vXOuc-yfJO30WnyGEk6JPK4h/s1600-h/DSC_04323.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0432" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-92-3yaPkwlU/Vf2O-wvYHhI/AAAAAAAAUlw/yAqA0VnMgOo/DSC_0432_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0432" width="165" /></a></span> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Nff-0dLlQoY/Vf2PAiVnqCI/AAAAAAAAUl8/Vc7IAE7YSEA/s1600-h/court3.jpg"><img alt="court" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W4AnOz_hNe8/Vf2PBJ3RgMI/AAAAAAAAUmA/Me_8q87Xues/court_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="241" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="court" width="307" /></a> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cJWcHTm3O9M/Vf2PBzYLMdI/AAAAAAAAUmM/Ww_4K26Jml0/s1600-h/gat14.jpg"><img align="right" alt="gat1" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LGS62UcT5d0/Vf2PCcYGHQI/AAAAAAAAUmQ/BKgB3A_4n8Y/gat1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 18px 0px 14px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="gat1" width="226" /></a></span> </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Segue-se pelo Gateway Mall, uma avenida ladeada de arvores, um espaco verde que vai do Gateway Arch a Union Station no centro da cidade entre a Market Street e a Chesnut Street onde estao localizados os principais predios do governo e publicos. Tambem ha varias pracas.Foi um projeto demorado pois implicava em derrubar predios velhos e pagar indenizacoes. Tentaram em 1907, 1912, 1919 e finalmente em 1923 conseguiram aprova-lo. Ficou lindo. Cito isso para mostrar que a resistencia a mudancas nao eh uma caracteristica brasileira. O ser humano tem medo do novo. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">O Old Post Office eh um predio de granito com arquitetura do Segundo Imperio, construido entre 1873-1874. Escapou da demolicao e foi restaurado em 2006. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l_XMDn8vfwQ/Vf2PDryiodI/AAAAAAAAUmc/AK86ewDb9IU/s1600-h/opo4.jpg"><img alt="opo" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AS_BjFcO8aI/Vf2PEDIs_TI/AAAAAAAAUmg/VxLgTRhPuXw/opo_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="238" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="opo" width="339" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hgh56PhUzho/Vf2PEywRp5I/AAAAAAAAUmo/2VYIcRwikjY/s1600-h/ea23.jpg"><img alt="61886F 001" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wzs3_zAVPAg/Vf2PFXc853I/AAAAAAAAUmw/dgpCDnyp0EY/ea2_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="61886F 001" width="187" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ETEsBdHNwns/Vf2PGSc2XRI/AAAAAAAAUm8/Z88exTpoW7g/s1600-h/ea13.jpg"><img alt="ea1" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZIklSkXciLU/Vf2PHNWXTHI/AAAAAAAAUnA/wuNl_vB7OzM/ea1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="237" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="ea1" width="379" /></a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">A Memorial Plaza City of Saint Louis eh um parque emoldurado por alguns edificios classicos como o Peabody Opera House, City Hall, Soldier's Memorial Military Museum, Central Library, e a Saint Louis School. Ao logo do parque tambem ha monumentos de granito referentes a Segunda Guerra Mundial, Guerra da Coreia e do Vietnan.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CqJ-dwvqYDo/Vf2PIQVbXiI/AAAAAAAAUnM/AfUKCspYw_g/s1600-h/plaza2.jpg"><img alt="plaza" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1szCLe9mVeo/Vf2PJMOfDrI/AAAAAAAAUnQ/lhI0Y6rEqpo/plaza_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="157" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="plaza" width="244" /></a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Rn0iJlpv1Yw/Vf2PKT0lzoI/AAAAAAAAUnc/va7wjsjsbo8/s1600-h/pea3.jpg"><img alt="pea" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aXNZ3eLBlFc/Vf2PK4aK6MI/AAAAAAAAUng/AdAZZ7kiiys/pea_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="164" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="pea" width="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gyR0LOGrcFo/Vf2PMN1lG5I/AAAAAAAAUns/xg4AUaN5z6k/s1600-h/peaa2.jpg"><img alt="peaa" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-74w-FYegoKw/Vf2PMzWLEXI/AAAAAAAAUnw/K1yNWZpjd_Y/peaa_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="137" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="peaa" width="244" /></a></span> <br />
<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LwwXXJW5_F8/Vf2PQ6ibySI/AAAAAAAAUn8/IPGKm3PcFOU/s1600-h/CITY-HALL.Still0011.png"><img alt="CITY-HALL.Still001" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8dvXMW7F_XE/Vf2PR1VPRLI/AAAAAAAAUoA/WJcWrRvVPv8/CITY-HALL.Still001_thumb1.png?imgmax=800" height="166" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="CITY-HALL.Still001" width="276" /></a> <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c9f6M1EQJhE/Vf2PS8Bg64I/AAAAAAAAUoM/Pl2YdbDvOks/s1600-h/DSC_05393.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0539" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jgq1b-08oEs/Vf2PTpz33EI/AAAAAAAAUoQ/5uabevMR9dM/DSC_0539_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0539" width="244" /></a> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XrOF4u2QVcE/Vf2PUoRMxtI/AAAAAAAAUoc/-uaPQOnXTBY/s1600-h/DSC_05483.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0548" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0GCoApApyjc/Vf2PVPOZOtI/AAAAAAAAUog/akiyyj0AUGM/DSC_0548_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0548" width="244" /></a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">City Hall ou prefeitura eh mais um marco da cidade. Foi construido em 1890 em estilo frances, inspirado no Hotel de Ville de Paris.</span> <br />
<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OZEVdeNKgVY/Vf2PZUIG7wI/AAAAAAAAUos/8GVNMgl45Rw/s1600-h/CITY-HALL.Still0019.png"><img alt="CITY-HALL.Still001" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0qpveVVY2ks/Vf2PaI9lqEI/AAAAAAAAUow/hkRByTpTFvw/CITY-HALL.Still001_thumb3.png?imgmax=800" height="143" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="CITY-HALL.Still001" width="237" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v9RuPj9WMa4/Vf2PbKSANGI/AAAAAAAAUo8/7lA_K-ajb5M/s1600-h/cih4.jpg"><img alt="cih" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eSWWmurSAFk/Vf2Pbb9OluI/AAAAAAAAUpA/1zVHoIYLT20/cih_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="148" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="cih" width="209" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gzLlxPICrCI/Vf2PcnUSpfI/AAAAAAAAUpM/TIYsyfG_imo/s1600-h/cha4.jpg"><img alt="cha" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7wU3Ftu16HE/Vf2PdFBkFaI/AAAAAAAAUpQ/fx3_FDoX0sI/cha_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="146" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="cha" width="205" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oxLQhNuzC5M/Vf2PeEU-PVI/AAAAAAAAUpc/RC5m60oxrD0/s1600-h/cityh14.jpg"><img alt="cityh1" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Jd4Sa_Kl0vs/Vf2Perj3EHI/AAAAAAAAUpg/qErmfEqg2kA/cityh1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="149" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="cityh1" width="211" /></a> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">O City Garden eh mais uma das pracas verdes do Gateway Mall com um jardim de esculturas</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Saint Louis Union Station, um marco historico nacional, construida em 1894 foi um terminal de trem para passageiros entre cidades. Em 1980 foi transformada em hotel, shopping center e complexo de entretenimento. Hoje tambem continua a servir como terminal local de passageiros para o Metro Link, trem de curta distancia. A 400 metros da estacao ha outro terminal para trens entre cidades e onibus.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Nesta avenida so ha predios publicos e do governo. Sao predios de epoca. Eles tem tres andares no maximo. Eh uma epoca congelada, </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wPyc-r09Qlw/Vf2P6DjZszI/AAAAAAAAUs8/vzg9SP1HjX8/s1600-h/DSC_051612.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0516" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-q7h0VpRTqec/Vf2P6kcYGdI/AAAAAAAAUtA/0QfPwzQ9PSo/DSC_05161_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="161" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0516" width="217" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rwnQaMOW-YI/Vf2P7iYueLI/AAAAAAAAUtM/7sWCDLh_jdQ/s1600-h/DSC_052011.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0520" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0XP8uqWiEY4/Vf2P8ACuGsI/AAAAAAAAUtQ/NwbTCdaxatQ/DSC_05201_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="164" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0520" width="231" /></a></span> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--WXWbrDxcmc/Vf2P9sXV2DI/AAAAAAAAUtc/yVMBhm6ssMI/s1600-h/old-station4.jpg"><img alt="old station" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IBevocU7Rao/Vf2P-GG105I/AAAAAAAAUtg/Y0kA1gTNWlU/old-station_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="167" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="old station" width="212" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-s6giBdPg0Xo/Vf2P_ZobeaI/AAAAAAAAUts/YvTTORobTZo/s1600-h/old-station14.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HTFCfrrSkz4/Vf2P_tG3R7I/AAAAAAAAUtw/SCM-68p-2qo/old-station1_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" height="166" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="" width="202" /></a> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">A cidade tem uma area de predios pos-moderno e comtemporaneo como Wells Fargo Advisor, o Stifel Bank, Bank of America Plaza (preto), o US Bank Plaza, One Metropolitan Square, o Millenium Hotel, Thomas F. Eagleton Federal Court House e o AT&T. Esses sao os mais altos.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gK2L7uPwxJE/Vf2QACpwDOI/AAAAAAAAU4Q/3k1F5hrbXs0/s1600-h/Wells_Building%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Wells_Building" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b0MJKQ2IrIQ/Vf2QAoU0-9I/AAAAAAAAU4c/qX8OmCpQgq0/Wells_Building_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="183" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Wells_Building" width="276" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IpHhqSphZXM/Vf2QBM4IJJI/AAAAAAAAUuI/HTu0hLrOqJQ/s1600-h/stifel2.jpg"><img alt="stifel" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qtZRJ3Orlzk/Vf2QBuOVuoI/AAAAAAAAUuQ/JacQN2ekeRE/stifel_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="stifel" width="164" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i84Ny0cK3cY/Vf2QCbMEUJI/AAAAAAAAUuY/K2eI385rpow/s1600-h/DSC_05683.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0568" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IoHlbSTRw1g/Vf2QC_yJIsI/AAAAAAAAUug/kTT2hj_0J6M/DSC_0568_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0568" width="165" /></a> <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-z7dOdV48OnM/Vf2QDoPR6dI/AAAAAAAAUus/MnQChl79tnc/s1600-h/DSC_04487.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0448" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XH7Rl3KubRQ/Vf2QEH41FpI/AAAAAAAAUuw/FEtJC8vICUc/DSC_0448_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0448" width="165" /></a> </span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VU_GTt3eRC4/Vf2QGXsWoOI/AAAAAAAAUvM/FlrzSI_70Uc/s1600-h/DSC_03963.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0396" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4BLDBJNIns4/Vf2QGyfubkI/AAAAAAAAUvQ/ZOXJaYa95Rw/DSC_0396_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0396" width="165" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kysVNvudPWs/Vf2QHU7JPVI/AAAAAAAAUvY/J0Eq5xSIjdw/s1600-h/DSC_06134.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0613" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rfReVoYS0oI/Vf2QH-CvYQI/AAAAAAAAUvg/jdcZqoWyLrA/DSC_0613_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="240" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0613" width="157" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Pnmgga0lZWc/Vf2QJGNXE7I/AAAAAAAAUvs/zpSEzEvM1lo/s1600-h/mil2.jpg"><img alt="mil" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uC9HV2m0Ya4/Vf2QJrKnVjI/AAAAAAAAUvw/QbS_XcKx_ds/mil_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="149" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="mil" width="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0009Tvk5N_c/Vf2QKTgS0nI/AAAAAAAAUv8/-SDrufpvE54/s1600-h/fede2.jpg"><img alt="fede" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yIKLArI7lIc/Vf2QKwpZNoI/AAAAAAAAUwA/XsHFbRgNBAY/fede_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="fede" width="168" /></a> <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-K3SapEQ9KUk/Vf2QLrg24aI/AAAAAAAAUwI/CefDQ5U1XP8/s1600-h/att7.jpg"><img alt="att" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLB26q6dsZCWIafj8y0Og-CzFiM3a6EN4aOd_TV_u15IWz_KvIbxVog1qYIfdEjos5WvsrIZAtQUx9xl7J27ypsjhFPx_KYve2or04Krhll5bF_QTKY34vupcKIc7uaCX5PyDxVpv_K12/?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="att" width="164" /></a></span></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--Q2ptWqtLks/Vf2QNAgho_I/AAAAAAAAUwc/tEYinMF8EZ0/s1600-h/DSC_03883.jpg"><img align="left" alt="DSC_0388" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-63Rp3wqylZ8/Vf2QNhKWVKI/AAAAAAAAUwg/ZyJxXlmBCzQ/DSC_0388_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 25px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0388" width="244" /></a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">O Centro de Convencao da Cidade eh um show. Chama-se America's Center Convention Complex. Ele reune num unico edificio quatro locais de eventos. O Cervantes Convention Center, O Edward Jones Dome (estadio fechado de futebol americano), o St. Louis Executive Conference Center e o Ferrara Theatre. O centro de Convencao conta com mais quatro halls, um salao de baile e 80 salas de reunioes. Ele foi recentemente renovado e causa extrema admiracao.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">A cidade conta com tres estadios esportivos no centro. O Scottrade Center do Saint Louis Blues Hockey, O Edward Jones Dome do Saint Louis Rams Football (futebol americano) no America's Center Convention Complex e o Bush Stadium do Saint Louis Cardinals Baseball. Alem de um time profissional de futebol feminino no suburbio de Felton.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZO9IUFOSNYw/Vf2QOrxnWGI/AAAAAAAAUws/nmkWPZoAcSw/s1600-h/DSC_06064.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0606" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8OqYfjadXoo/Vf2QPGEEDGI/AAAAAAAAUww/4MTSskgtdqs/DSC_0606_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="159" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0606" width="224" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sJmwKGe8Y4k/Vf2QQK1piTI/AAAAAAAAUw8/AdZ68zJcO2M/s1600-h/DSC_06084.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0608" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KdyXI0ybYXM/Vf2QQuqHZdI/AAAAAAAAUxA/CkQkDrSpiV0/DSC_0608_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="159" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0608" width="224" /></a> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3dunk--lyls/Vf2QRe1-b6I/AAAAAAAAUxI/NIfK0B8DtiY/s1600-h/eduu4.jpg"><img alt="eduu" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1I4kj5nulis/Vf2QR9B9_SI/AAAAAAAAUxQ/rCIB_43JaRY/eduu_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" height="159" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="eduu" width="217" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-O36BEvI_RY8/Vf2QV9JuuvI/AAAAAAAAUxc/boD3gpCl8uw/s1600-h/Busch2BIG8.jpg"><img alt="Busch2BIG" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c_9DczmmAtU/Vf2QWZio0TI/AAAAAAAAUxg/lUF-XIYwz5M/Busch2BIG_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" height="161" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Busch2BIG" width="205" /></a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Proximo ao Bush Stadium ha o Ball Park Village. Acompanhamos uma multidao vestida com o uniforme do Bush Cardinals Baseball e descobrimos o motivo de tanto movimento. Se dirigiam ao estadio para uma partida de baseball. Eh domingo, verao, o sol esta quente mas eles estao firme. Havia cambistas oferecendo tickets e alem do estadio encontramos o Ball Park Village. Um centro de entretenimento com um grande hall, o Live! Marketplace e o Cardinals Nation Restaurante & Hall of Fame construido junto ao estadio. Grandes marcas participaram da construcao e o exploraram comercialmente. Muitos nao vao ao jogo ja ficam nos bares conversando, agitando. Eh uma festa. Na frente do estadio havia uma placa anunciando NTDC e NSVDC National Step Van Driving Championship). Fiquei curiosa e anotei. Depois pesquisei na internet. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">NTDC, National Truck Driving Championship, um Campeonato Nacional de Motoristas de Caminhao. Ele testa o conhecimento do motorista de caminhao sobre equipamentos, empresa, habilidade e seguranca na estrada. Sao nove categorias.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BLCyWHuw-6M/Vf2QXWKlF8I/AAAAAAAAUxs/l59KPYQWNfo/s1600-h/DSC_0413.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0413" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7Ee2AWvlmbGFRF_AFO4U453YH-IQr8H6Njo_TVqfD2tHQoMKarhh8tQycStmenq6Q7zWmk9ZRTzNAY-Pf_hYKXeQ8Q5hswqAx-cf3Wv1PUw6toAFf1s4HYSIU33btFCtViEnhaZ5nol_/?imgmax=800" height="223" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0413" width="315" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nObF1oGSOhQ/Vf2QZfgQZGI/AAAAAAAAUx8/TfJzHhqqtuY/s1600-h/DSC_0442.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0442" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2wgStJZ81Nw/Vf2QZ3xPmiI/AAAAAAAAUyA/IDaPSEmAwLM/DSC_0442_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="223" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0442" width="315" /></a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">City Museum eh constituido principalmente de arquitetura e objetos industriais reaproveitados. Foi montado no predio da antiga International Shoe Company, fabrica e armazem de calcados. Eh um misto de playground, parque de diversao, pavilhao fanstamagorico, Nao entramos. Ele chama a atencao pela parafernalia que esta na frente e em cima dele. Tem aviao, onibus, escadas, escorregadores aereos. Tudo no alto de um edifcio. A fabrica de cadarcos de 1890 continua instalada, eh atracao e voce pode personalizar seu cadarco.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BqTYjD08GJI/Vf2QbOgKD9I/AAAAAAAAUyM/Jocg9ik3LFQ/s1600-h/DSC_04984.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0498" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2Qno1yfJUcE/Vf2QboHgNpI/AAAAAAAAUyQ/VjyFV9Lg3Wg/DSC_0498_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="161" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0498" width="227" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t-c6B8Kxnmo/Vf2QcVfhiJI/AAAAAAAAUyc/1b_-yLxd8WE/s1600-h/DSC_05085.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0508" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5RCqVd9ahqw/Vf2Qc4ufDqI/AAAAAAAAUyg/1729zV4hqmE/DSC_0508_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" height="158" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0508" width="212" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j3Y_3FomDNk/Vf2QdjYyZWI/AAAAAAAAUys/BmcNie2-BW0/s1600-h/DSC_05054.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0505" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-S_TwiMb6XCc/Vf2QeN083nI/AAAAAAAAUyw/7KZZOGb6x8U/DSC_0505_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="157" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0505" width="221" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GTDDEQX-h1M/Vf2QfPRO9zI/AAAAAAAAUy8/ektq-V9A8J8/s1600-h/DSC_05024.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0502" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qYLSD_pNQ-g/Vf2Qfi9QtfI/AAAAAAAAUzA/P4ffRYfONCM/DSC_0502_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="156" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0502" width="220" /></a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Saint Louis conta com um dos 12 Bancos Centrais dos Estados Unidos, Federal Reserve.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vdMe5pyd5d4/Vf2Qgfy0J3I/AAAAAAAAUzI/6cJ9Fei18VY/s1600-h/st-lo-fed4.jpg"><img alt="st lo fed" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Db6fC_jOOsI/Vf2Qgzpf5DI/AAAAAAAAUzQ/rV0nxry6GrI/st-lo-fed_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="st lo fed" width="297" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kjtnHsTwhC0/Vf2QhQMJ6RI/AAAAAAAAUzY/frd6OiZjcdw/s1600-h/fedd3.gif"><img alt="fedd" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bSRxLBfzlbg/Vf2Qh6ylpBI/AAAAAAAAUzg/la-DCR9nktk/fedd_thumb1.gif?imgmax=800" height="243" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="fedd" width="328" /></a></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">The Loop eh uma area da cidade situada ao longo do Delmar Boulevard. Se estende por seis blocos com lojas especializadas, boutiques, locais com musica ao vivo, galerias de arte. Ela foi planejada a partir de 1970 com reserva dos andares baixos para o comercio, bares e restaurantes. O club Blueberry Hill eh o mais famoso club de musica e opera com o mesmo proprietario desde 1970. Chuck Berry, compositor, cantor e guitarrista americano apontado como um dos pioneiros do rock and roll, continua se apresentando mensalmente, apesar dos seus 88 anos.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Calcadas largas para caminhar, ruas decoradas com iluminacao colorida atraem multidoes, Em 1980 construiram a Calcada da Fama de Saint Louis que ja conta com 140 nomes que virou atracao. O Metro Link passa na porta. Fica a 20 minutos do centro.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t4fHnnXLrgo/Vf2Qiicz0PI/AAAAAAAAUzo/H410vhlOT74/s1600-h/Blueberry-Hill-13.jpg"><img alt="Blueberry Hill 1" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mrMhaFDnVlw/Vf2QjB9su_I/AAAAAAAAUzw/ltBqX69cD8Q/Blueberry-Hill-1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="154" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Blueberry Hill 1" width="244" /></a></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r-g39DyW1R0/Vf2Qjzb0OuI/AAAAAAAAUz8/lNojYhDbQPc/s1600-h/chuck4.jpg"><img alt="chuck" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sF9i06s2-lo/Vf2QkjTDdII/AAAAAAAAU0A/Ha5_vp53nuA/chuck_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="164" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="chuck" width="244" /></a></span> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NdQpurndsd4/Vf2Qldab8bI/AAAAAAAAU0M/Rdy5gio58G8/s1600-h/Chuck25.jpg"><img alt="Chuck2" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7gWJdVTbc4U/Vf2Ql3T3KCI/AAAAAAAAU0Q/eYebgh0yxcM/Chuck2_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="161" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Chuck2" width="118" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-s-boT7pd-VQ/Vf2QnevJ8kI/AAAAAAAAU0c/tAqitg28QzQ/s1600-h/cbstar5.jpg"><img alt="cbstar" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RbJ7dafFTq0/Vf2Qn8Ao4kI/AAAAAAAAU0g/-aw5mmX7_YE/cbstar_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" height="160" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="cbstar" width="173" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkENTaujPgjjp7gEzC0FUIB8XmwCiTCVEh0GZxhl1a2TYo2h-2i_6YzpXgxI4W71gxlpw68cFlOKVvZg07GhL-rjpsylSOa6MMLJ-muKdIhLNKRCZDGaGo4hp3UxCcI7IcaAXPFfHS4XC/s1600-h/str8.jpg"><img alt="str" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Zt8HNuhPtnQ/Vf2QpgRChUI/AAAAAAAAU0w/iO2sm6rFMks/str_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" height="161" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="str" width="113" /></a> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">O Loop tambem conta com salas de cinema no Tivoli Movie Theatre, com uma casa de shows para mais de duas mil pessoas, The Pageant, por onde passou Bob Dylan. O bairro eh o centro da muisica ao vivo de Saint Louis. Ele tem oito palcos e sao tocadas musicas de todos os generos. Tem boliche, o Pin-Up Bowl , o Moonrise Hotel com uma lua rotativa no Terrace Bar.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LwitvK8hJ-8/Vf2Qq8Cm-6I/AAAAAAAAU08/ugFeXV7S_WE/s1600-h/tivoli1.jpg"><img alt="tivoli" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jaMQ0AXj6UY/Vf2Qrfq-8GI/AAAAAAAAU1A/PsTvU7GmKCI/tivoli_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="188" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="tivoli" width="209" /></a></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pGU4hiuqI7Q/Vf2QsS52bpI/AAAAAAAAU1M/Vq7MVIcjB3I/s1600-h/pageant4.gif"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-d2CSUUcEls8/Vf2Qs3ChIuI/AAAAAAAAU1Q/agCOBgrKlYE/pageant_thumb1.gif?imgmax=800" height="164" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="" width="244" /></a></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--x50Q-xjw1E/Vf2Qtn2h1lI/AAAAAAAAU1c/w9iby0RLPBM/s1600-h/Pin-UpBowl-the-loop5.jpg"><img alt="Pin-UpBowl-the-loop" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_CQs-xiyygw/Vf2QuXpFUbI/AAAAAAAAU1g/nRHbChhf5Q0/Pin-UpBowl-the-loop_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" height="203" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Pin-UpBowl-the-loop" width="179" /></a></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l3BxRavF39c/Vf2Q0QuubQI/AAAAAAAAU1s/Vk0Tpjas2Jk/s1600-h/Moonrise-Home4.png"><img alt="Moonrise-Home" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7Wj0s8eeX50/Vf2Q1UcMLGI/AAAAAAAAU1w/fe8yJweXaoE/Moonrise-Home_thumb1.png?imgmax=800" height="184" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Moonrise-Home" width="244" /></a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">O Delmar Boulevard is a linha que separa a cidade por raca e privilegios.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Delmar Boulevard eh uma estrada de quatro pistas que corre no sentido leste/oeste. Nos blocos do sul vive 70% de brancos. Nos blocos do norte 99% de negros. No primeiro, ha casas em estilo Tudor, bares sofisticados, club rackets (clubes fechados de tennis) e lojas de moveis caros. No outro, placas de transito caidas, casas colapsadas, lixo espalhado, arvores sem copa, mato crescendo nas calcadas e arredores das casas. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">No pais todo ha algum tipo de segregacao mas em Saint Louis a separacao eh drastica e ambos os lados falam abertamente desta fronteira, o Delmar Boulevard. Para agravar a situacao em 9/8/2014 um policial branco foi chamado para atender uma ocorrencia de furto e baleou um jovem negro de 18 anos que ja tinha passagem pela policia.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Outros bairros da cidade sao Laclede's Landing (o mais antigo, area de industria e conserva o calcamento de paralelepipedo), Soulard (frances), o Groove (Cassino e hotel).</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Dirigimos uns 10km para visitar o Forest Park. A medida que nos aproximamos do parque foram aparecendo mansoes. Essas foram construidas para a Feira Internacional de 1904 para acomodar chefes de estado e hoje sao ocupadas por familias ricas. O parque tambem foi criado para a feira. Ele eh imenso e eh composto do Theatre The Muny (ao ar livre), do Saint Louis Arts Museum, World Fair Pavillion, Jewel Box, James S. McDonnell Planetarium, Dwight Davis Tennis Center, lagos, campos de baseball, softball, Norman K. Probstein Golf Course e centro de treinamento para jovens, o Saint Louis Science Center, o Visitor and Education Center Dennis & Judith Jones, o Missouri History Museum e o Pagoda Circulo. Alem de estatuas e esculturas. Fora do park esta o St Louis Children Hospital e a Washington University School of Medicine. Eh uma area privillegiada.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yeeYrPn76AA/Vf2Q5tvstiI/AAAAAAAAU2s/J1DCAAbQ3a8/s1600-h/DSC_04833.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0483" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FNYa_QXm8r0/Vf2Q6J6KO_I/AAAAAAAAU2w/AjGRuhP1DGo/DSC_0483_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0483" width="244" /></a> <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vLxLayrikGI/Vf2Q7nrj_mI/AAAAAAAAU28/ZA4a3U12Euk/s1600-h/gel4.jpg"><img alt="gel" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xHdJzQBE8Pc/Vf2Q7zHBEMI/AAAAAAAAU3A/BVuXQJ3JjkY/gel_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="164" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="gel" width="244" /></a></span> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-slqcK_VoOU8/Vf2Q8gl9BwI/AAAAAAAAU3I/7KW9c9UrZU0/s1600-h/DSC_04933.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0493" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IEs_ZMoNETM/Vf2Q9H7Xf0I/AAAAAAAAU3Q/DOEiWjMX1sY/DSC_0493_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0493" width="244" /></a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xRpr4Zlv6dE/Vf2Q-VKC45I/AAAAAAAAU3c/y3ebtVeLzbk/s1600-h/DSC_04643.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0464" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-grZc3bBOKmU/Vf2Q-5LR0GI/AAAAAAAAU3g/ggQ8jHx9lR4/DSC_0464_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0464" width="244" /></a></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qXzaKDNNV6I/Vf2Q_wz17tI/AAAAAAAAU3s/EMw9ywKRfgg/s1600-h/DSC_04607.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0460" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0cb-5PY4azU/Vf2RAW5wh2I/AAAAAAAAU3w/ZKiXzLlvesA/DSC_0460_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0460" width="244" /></a></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1yFggAKkkfc/Vf2RBvU25VI/AAAAAAAAU38/lMZ1tBu-YeM/s1600-h/DSC_04663.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0466" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Rd9n34R9BVM/Vf2RCOYoEdI/AAAAAAAAU4A/wAmaObjpA_k/DSC_0466_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0466" width="244" /></a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">No inicio do seculo XIX, antes de Detroit e Michigan se tornarem a capital automobilistica dos Estados Unidos, Saint Louis era o maior produtor de automoveis e muitas fabricas e armazens ainda existem e tem sido usados para condominios de apartamentos, lojas e restaurantes. Tambem contava com industrias da moda. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">No final do seculo XX comecou a transformacao de manufatura e economia industrial para centros de pesquisa em medicina, biotecnologia e outras ciencias. Transporte de mercadorias e turismo tambem fazem parte da economia do municipio.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">O estado do Missouri eh conhecido por ter tornados e Saint Louis eh conhecido por ter tornados urbanos. Entao, eh recomendavel saber o que fazer caso ele se aproxime.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Saint Louis tem 400 mil habitantes embora ja tenha tido 850 mil. Quando as fabricas se vao, levam boa parte de sua populacao. A area metropolitana tem tres milhoes de habitantes.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Embora apontada como a mais perigosa cidade do pais ha multidoes nos pontos turisticos. Claro que a precaucao vale para qualquer lugar do mundo por mais seguro que seja.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Cida e Celso.</span><br />
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VIVENDO NA ESTRADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123949644858798035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019477320823703617.post-71253487260515247432015-09-09T19:40:00.001-07:002015-09-09T19:50:12.834-07:00Louisville - Kentucky<p> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Louisville faz parte da regiao sudeste dos estados Unidos. Localiza-se no interior do leste do pais. Eh a porta de entrada para o sul. Foi colonizada por ingleses mas controlada pela Virginia durante a Guerra da Independencia (1775-1783). Seu nome frances foi uma homenagem ao rei da Franca, Louis XVI, pelo apoio dos soldados franceses na citada guerra. As placas indicativas de transito, a bandeira e selo ostentam a flor de lis.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Similar ao que aconteceu a muitas outras cidades americanas entre 1960 e 1970 empresas e pessoas iniciaram um movimento para os suburbios. A construcao de novas freeways e highways interestaduais permitiram viajar diariamente para trabalhar e as pessoas preferiram procurar casas mais novas, mais espacosas e mais baratas. E a cidade declinou economicamente. Em 1960 Louisville tinha 390 mil habitantes. Em 1974 um grande tornado que varreu treze estado americanos destruiu centenas de casas na cidade. Em 2000 estava com apenas 256mil. Desde 2003 foi feita a juncao com o county de Jefferson e hoje conta com 609 mil habitantes.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A partir de 1980 os distritos comecaram a ser revitalizados. E desde 1990 a Downtown tambem comecou a se recuperar. O que se encontra hoje eh uma cidade em movimento crescente. Cheguei num momento bom para testemunhar a recuperacao em processo.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Comecamos pela Fourth Street onde localizamos o Visitor's Center e encontramos um complexo de entretenimento cuja entrada eh uma marquise do Hard Rock Cafe, o Fourth Street Live! O predio ao fundo eh a sede da LG&E (gas e energia) e da KU (Kentuck Utilities) parte da PPL Corporation.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">No Centro do Visitante conhecemos a historia do KFC, Kentucky Fried Chicken. Harland Sanders criou uma franquia de frango frito a partir da sua receita. Em 1936 ele introduziu uma fritadeira de pressao que reduzia o tempo de cozimento e patenteou sua receita como '</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">"Receita Original". Alem de seu trabalho como Chef recebeu o titulo honorario de Coronel Kentucky do governo estadual. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mB-sAOT62uk/VfDv4YUW2oI/AAAAAAAAUj0/x5P-UOAbto4/s1600-h/DSC_0234%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0234" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0234" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j3TMpBU2Ngw/VfDv48oOjmI/AAAAAAAAUj4/gg-gYfPJkVQ/DSC_0234_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GXhYhY0d-jw/VfDtGMD0aLI/AAAAAAAAUcg/ONRDNXMGhuE/s1600-h/DSC_01933.jpg"><img title="DSC_0193" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0193" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eiPxl5La4Wo/VfDtGr8qEpI/AAAAAAAAUck/Ekm1KblKTtc/DSC_0193_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-npraizKiebg/VfDtHJCdIUI/AAAAAAAAUcw/vEOIbXlbZIc/s1600-h/DSC_01943.jpg"><img title="DSC_0194" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0194" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-s6_Jr0KgAxE/VfDtHzoCYSI/AAAAAAAAUc4/hvSsgI7OESM/DSC_0194_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Seguimos para a Main Street, um deleite para admiradores de arquitetura com uma variedade que vai do estilo grego ao italiano/romano, da terra-cota a pedra, do internacional de concreto, vidro e aco ao pos-moderno com novas cores, pedra e simbolos ligados a natureza. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O bloco da Main Street que nao mudou desde o seculo XVIII eh a area conhecida como Whiskey Row. Ela tem esse nome porque no passadp abrigou destilarias de whiskey e bourbons. Bourbons sao whiskeys produzidos de milho que contem no minimo 51% de alcool. Eh o whiskey americano. Hoje abriga bares, restaurantes, espacos para eventos e apartamentos residenciais. As fachadas dos edificios continuam exatamente as mesmas. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZeXH8e9YAio/VfDtJbsBTlI/AAAAAAAAUdQ/btkuPPMs0YM/s1600-h/DSC_02753.jpg"><img title="DSC_0275" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0275" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wH745LMtkGI/VfDtKKJwE2I/AAAAAAAAUdY/cu6YPvXFJrk/DSC_0275_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CYgBvuhX1iI/VfDtK51Ne0I/AAAAAAAAUdg/g3oly-3U6cI/s1600-h/DSC_02763.jpg"><img title="DSC_0276" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0276" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qRv5V15D6Zo/VfDtLcGkJnI/AAAAAAAAUdk/3cgGHzKrTr0/DSC_0276_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pbm_FfnYXyE/VfDtLwmzkiI/AAAAAAAAUdw/dJLDcDsPjQk/s1600-h/DSC_02813.jpg"><img title="DSC_0281" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0281" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jBcAt_XE1ZQ/VfDtMVTXwjI/AAAAAAAAUd0/OUreY34XBwQ/DSC_0281_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EL-layVQkOY/VfDtM5mGr6I/AAAAAAAAUeA/-MtBR4X7QiY/s1600-h/TheFamily-JackDaniel2.jpg"><img title="TheFamily-JackDaniel" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="TheFamily-JackDaniel" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dPVGwQ_7PyY/VfDtNbGuQkI/AAAAAAAAUeI/1fY78uSEf6s/TheFamily-JackDaniel_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="196"></a></font> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RGhmUjLHUYU/VfDtN7zppdI/AAAAAAAAUeQ/QnJk-_mEvbE/s1600-h/DSC_02677.jpg"><img title="DSC_0267" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0267" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HoYgb4YYz0E/VfDtRBKTh6I/AAAAAAAAUeY/jpSGgK_sxJg/DSC_0267_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="right" height="165"></a> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Em seguida avista-se a "1 Arena Plaza - KFC Yum! Center, um estadio moderno utilizado para varios propositos. Eh casa para os times de Basketball masculino e feminino da Universidade de Louisville. O Volley ball da Uni Louisville tambem o tem como casa e ela tem recebido cantores nacionais e internacionais. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C6eYbchEQso/VfDtRrFOUWI/AAAAAAAAUeg/qZkISs4Opug/s1600-h/Clarkmemorial%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Clarkmemorial" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 24px 0px 18px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Clarkmemorial" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vPmklgjoWHQ/VfDtSO35ZQI/AAAAAAAAUek/wdhmm8COgcg/Clarkmemorial_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="184"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge eh conhecida como a Segunda Maior Ponte Rua. A partir dela caminha-se uma milha (1,6) e chega-se no estado vizinho de Indiana. Esta escrito Indiana na parede da cabeceira da ponte, num portico art deco de 1929. E as placas tambem anunciam Indiana, cidade de Jefferson.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Na West Main street situa-se o Tony award winning Actors Theatre of Louisville, local onde eh conferida a premiacao americana de teatro em varias categorias. Mas ele eh mais conhecido pelo seu Humana Festival of New American Plays (Festival de novos talentos) e outras producoes. O primeiro teatro foi construido de pedra branca com colunas e eh um dos mais antigos da Main Street (1837). O espaco foi expandindo para os demais predios.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J-CjplwSirk/VfDtSgVqrkI/AAAAAAAAUes/_s79H90SkYo/s1600-h/humana%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="humana" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 28px 0px 24px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="humana" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--TQYiTkfPio/VfDtTB1oMFI/AAAAAAAAUe0/yChAcAHn9JM/humana_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" align="left" height="244"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Humana Building tem arquitetura pos-moderna e apresenta uma fachada graduada que complementa o edificio menor que tem arquitetura era1800, juntando-os. Foi construido em granito rosa.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DJzsn3KQ31E/VfDtTkCKcJI/AAAAAAAAUfA/4Hp8BRqcICM/s1600-h/The_Kentucky_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="The_Kentucky_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 30px 0px 13px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="The_Kentucky_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xHkLsmT1128/VfDtUBjMlEI/AAAAAAAAUfE/55ya7qG3TPc/The_Kentucky_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="right" height="165"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts conta com cinco grupos de artistas que oferecem musica, danca, teatro, drama enquanto seu edificio espelhado reflete a cidade e seus arredores. Esta instalado num predio contemporaneo.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Muhammad Ali Center eh o centro cultural e educador do boxeador americano Cassius Clay. Ele foi o unico campeao mundial de Peso Pesado tres vezes: 1964, 1974 e 1978. Perdeu o titulo por se recusar a servir o exercito. Em 1976 a Suprema Corte lhe devolveu o titulo. Converteu-se ao Islam e trocou de nome. Atrai gente do mundo todo. Tem pavilhoes com diferentes temas alem das lutas e objetos pessoais. Um tema que se destaca eh o dos Direitos Civis. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2yKIFMfMPdY/VfDtUrT40YI/AAAAAAAAUfQ/WVL5PCkaJ0Q/s1600-h/DSC_032111.jpg"><img title="DSC_0321" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0321" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zWWP55zf1o8/VfDtVebRNnI/AAAAAAAAUfY/lKEBRtaixrA/DSC_0321_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="314" height="233"></a></font> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yAGji_GWJTc/VfDtWJdsY8I/AAAAAAAAUfg/d8MMCZraesc/s1600-h/1cassi3.jpg"><img title="1cassi" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="1cassi" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jaXKJnV3ErY/VfDtWlwYQEI/AAAAAAAAUfo/uitzS4JL2og/1cassi_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="331" height="233"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LdHjlmMNIrM/VfDtXUoINXI/AAAAAAAAUfw/6J2B8ipXy4U/s1600-h/ali2.jpg"><img title="ali" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="ali" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UGfqvZj9tN0/VfDtYOyuQYI/AAAAAAAAUf4/rAZHhfsvJRo/ali_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="154" height="233"></a> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nNPRmkrwVYo/VfDtY03EFkI/AAAAAAAAUgA/ZZBcnra6u-I/s1600-h/little_statue_044.jpg"><img title="little_statue_04" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 19px 0px 9px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="little_statue_04" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NwJquvtIskY/VfDtcsCEBLI/AAAAAAAAUgI/rXOvQ-qnO8Y/little_statue_04_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="right" height="184"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Ainda na west Main Street encontra-se o Fund of arts, o primeiro e mais antigo fundo comunitario para artes dos Estados Unidos. Foi criado pelo ex-prefeito Charles P. Farnsley (1949-1953). Ha uma estatua dele sentado sentado na frente da sede do Fundo.</font> <p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Entre a 6th e a 8th Street na Main Street ha uma placa no chao "Fort Nelson Park" e um portico com uma fonte. Este foi o lugar do primeiro assentamento no final de 1700. Tambem era onde terminava a Wildernes Road, a primeira estrada de chao batido, estreita, ingreme, selvagem, deserta que so podia ser trilhada a pe ou a cavalo mas que foi usada por milhares de pessoas. Foi a primeira rota do oeste da Virginia ao longo das Appalachian Mountains e o lugar que se tornaria Louisville. Hoje eh um pequeno parque com marcos historicos.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8YbZeeRzJJM/VfDtdfcWYCI/AAAAAAAAUgQ/-T5Y0DKEBgc/s1600-h/DSC_03053.jpg"><img title="DSC_0305" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0305" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KoXjDO2bo-k/VfDtd1NynYI/AAAAAAAAUgY/zaOFOQQO3zA/DSC_0305_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-18vR6MNdrKY/VfDtem9bE2I/AAAAAAAAUgg/2Z9Ne3dk--4/s1600-h/DSC_03083.jpg"><img title="DSC_0308" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0308" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-A_mIb_V2fQs/VfDtfFewC-I/AAAAAAAAUgo/QSzdTYjGXQA/DSC_0308_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Tf-_Gu8yK2U/VfDtgANPTAI/AAAAAAAAUgw/klQUBMa-kBo/s1600-h/DSC_03037.jpg"><img title="DSC_0303" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0303" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rQc3CB1x-tQ/VfDtg_z7TNI/AAAAAAAAUg0/d9R3VHCDpCQ/DSC_0303_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></a></font></font> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PeN2RMYYuRE/VfDthSPcxII/AAAAAAAAUhA/wqnjYCUewXg/s1600-h/DSC_0272%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0272" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 25px 0px 10px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0272" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YzoXKkFEAuc/VfDthysZ7uI/AAAAAAAAUhE/7p7kT5we5GM/DSC_0272_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="165"></a> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Na west Main Street ainda se encontra o Louisville Science Center num predio de tres andares de pedra calcaria e ferro. Foi construido para venda no atacado de tecidos e roupas em 1878. Ha uma escultura geometrica colorida na frente que chama a atencao.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Ainda na West Main Street encontra-se o Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XoE6D7kwQaQ/VfDtiMBJD8I/AAAAAAAAUhQ/0FI70wCiWSg/s1600-h/DSC_02897.jpg"><img title="DSC_0289" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0289" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2FImjZRJLWE/VfDti-MiU2I/AAAAAAAAUhU/yvrEvE6wX3k/DSC_0289_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" align="right" height="244"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Trata-se da fabrica Hillerich&Bradsby que produz o famoso bastao de baseball. Ha um tour mas nao se pode bater fotos. Falam da historia da fabrica, do esporte que eh o mais amado do pais. Dos jogadores famosos e muitos imortalizados, Ha roupas expostas. O primeiro bastao foi fabricado em 1884. Tambem produzem luvas para baseball e golf, tacos para golf e outros equipamentos. E na saida, claro, bastao de varios tamanhos para vender e sugerem que se de de presente. E o povo compra. Amam o esporte. Assistimos a varios times femininos. A participacao eh grande. Comecam a pratica-lo aos quatro anos (Pre-baseball Programa) e ha muitas quadras espalhadas pelo pais afora. Equipara-se ao nosso futebol em adesao. Na frente do edificio esta exposto o maior bastao de baseball do mundo com 36,57 metros de altura.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A west Main Street eh longa e eh a que contem os mais atraentes, predios, museus, teatros e obras de arte. Assim sendo, ainda encontramos o Fort Nelson Building construido em 1892 em pedra e tijolo-a-vista que chama a atencao por causa de suas colunas e torrete. Eh um estilo vitoriano italiano. Foi devastado por fogo e tornado mas continua em pe. Para preserva-lo foi contruido outro predio por dentro e feito trabalho de estabilizacao. Na frente ha uma escultura do Tornado de 1890. Aqui tem memorial ate para tornado. Hoje funciona a Michter's destillery, a destilaria do Michter.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-myr2AYWN7KE/VfDtjSahEvI/AAAAAAAAUhg/JqQ2fNC-LqA/s1600-h/DSC_02773.jpg"><img title="DSC_0277" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0277" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZaewPdEyxtI/VfDtjgHdnZI/AAAAAAAAUhk/SXYnLTWt52o/DSC_0277_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i8GNsnqZ9AA/VfDtkZ_afzI/AAAAAAAAUhw/kDn-PZ-PXHQ/s1600-h/DSC_028311.jpg"><img title="DSC_0283" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0283" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n-qHy74mu_k/VfDtk2tA_lI/AAAAAAAAUh0/9huCCeAh0HM/DSC_0283_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A Place Montpellier eh a entrada principal para o Belvedere Park com vista para o Rio Ohio. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Ao longo dele encontra-se a estatua do fundador de Louisville, George Rogers Clark, na praca.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O transito no rio Ohio eh intenso tanto para transporte de carga quanto de turistas. Dos turistas se encarregam dois barcos a vapor o Spirit of Jefferson e o Belle of Louisville Cruises. Tambem ha muitos veleiros, lanchas, caiaques, barcos amadores para pesca. Ha pista para bicicleta, caminhadas, arquibancadas para disputas nauticas, palco para concertos e aguas dancantes. Eh uma Beira-rio vibrante. E fica bem proxima do centro da cidade.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3l62gBc1_Eg/VfDtl1jCOLI/AAAAAAAAUiA/EpD35_OQwgo/s1600-h/Belvedere013.jpg"><img title="Belvedere01" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Belvedere01" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-se_otLoDQMA/VfDtmRK5t-I/AAAAAAAAUiE/D3MjY_Rjsa0/Belvedere01_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rX8LBgjHWf8/VfDtmz5eRqI/AAAAAAAAUiQ/Jp_JsBcrqUM/s1600-h/jef2.jpg"><img title="jef" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="jef" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-x9XTqipE04c/VfDtnfbYf8I/AAAAAAAAUiU/4U2drmhAF18/jef_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="183"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-49V7fmZTUH4/VfDtnynGpSI/AAAAAAAAUig/MeB6dLbjgKc/s1600-h/belle_louisville8.jpg"><img title="belle_louisville" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="belle_louisville" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2gzqUxDNOXk/VfDtoZ2AqSI/AAAAAAAAUik/zfaM6NBh4bA/belle_louisville_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="259" height="191"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Entre os muitos festivais ocorridos em Louisville destaca-se o Kentucky Derby Festival. Ele tem a duracao de duas semanas e ocorre em Churchil Downs. Comeca com uma grande queima de fogos e inclui 70 eventos ao todo: Pegasus Parade (cavalo alado), corrida de barcos a vapor, de cavalos, Festival de Baloes, maratonas.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Kentucky Derby Race eh uma corrida de cavalos que ocorre anualmente em Churcill Downs, Louisville, no primeiro sabado de maio. A corrida eh uma Grade I Stakes. Os potros devem ter tem 3 anos de idade e o macho deve pesar 57kg e a femea 55kg. A corrida dura aproximadamente 2 minutos. Por essa razao ela tambem eh chamada de "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports" ou ainda "The Run for the Roses" por causa da coberta de rosas que eh estendida sobre o cavalo vencedor. A Grade I Stakes eh a primeira parte do Triplo Crown e eh seguida pela Pre Preakness Stakes e do Belmont Stakes. O cavalo tem que ganhar as tres corridas para vencer a Triple Crown. A Derby Race ocorre desde 1875. Quem nao chega a tempo para a corrida e/ou para o festival pode conhecer o hipodromo e experimentar a sensacao.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_vcZYAAn3r4/VfDtozeVbzI/AAAAAAAAUiw/i2c83uOdI2w/s1600-h/kentucky_derby1.jpg"><img title="kentucky_derby" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="kentucky_derby" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CQyd8undgSA/VfDtpuQhHHI/AAAAAAAAUi0/nJQTgP75t9Y/kentucky_derby_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="214" height="163"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2E4iFuQD470/VfDtp1plHsI/AAAAAAAAUjA/dEWwlfWpL1Y/s1600-h/cavalo4.jpg"><img title="cavalo" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="cavalo" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oH_wqXnxZW8/VfDtqi5pVwI/AAAAAAAAUjE/8Ej-WWlm2T4/cavalo_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="216" height="161"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GLilkig_NXA/VfDtrPCBM2I/AAAAAAAAUjQ/aEdNgRuesZ4/s1600-h/chape3.jpg"><img title="chape" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="chape" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5HajM9w53qE/VfDtr48i_FI/AAAAAAAAUjU/LnoXNCRqGTI/chape_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="252" height="161"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PcHjyd4srQE/VfDtsVm0PEI/AAAAAAAAUjc/K3OqlAf0Bis/s1600-h/chapeu1.jpg"><img title="chapeu" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="chapeu" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RI3KuM3Ji24/VfDtszyL2aI/AAAAAAAAUjk/OeKrczCl55k/chapeu_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="196" height="160"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Recentemente Louisville emergiu como centro industrial de assistencia medica e ciencia medica com destaque para cirurgia cardiacas e de maos bem como tratamento para cancer. Alguns dos primeiros transplantes cardiacos ocorreram na cidade. Seus centros de pesquisa inclui reabilitacao e ciencia da saude. Ainda conta com uma das maiores companhias de seguro da nacao. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Adicionalmente Louisville eh o maior centro industrial de whiskey e responsavel por aproximadamente 1/3 de todo o Bourbon, o whiskey americano.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Cida e Celso.</font> VIVENDO NA ESTRADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123949644858798035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019477320823703617.post-88780843632369670172015-09-02T16:55:00.001-07:002015-09-03T21:02:01.453-07:00Cleveland–Ohio<br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Cleveland tem 390 mil habitantes e vive seus altos e baixos. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Começou a se desenvolver apos o termino dos Canais Ohio e Erie em 1832. Esta ligação conectou a cidade com o Oceano Atlantico. A cidade surgiu na desembocadura do Rio Cuyahoga. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Em 1929 devido a sua prosperidade economica era a quinta maior cidade dos Estados Unidos. Nesse mesmo ano ano veio a Grande Depressão. Em 1936 promoveram uma grande Exposição atraindo grande publico. Para o evento construiram o Centro de Ciencias, o Rock and Roll Hall of Fame e um aeroporto internacional. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Apos a Segunda Guerra novo ciclo de prosperidade econonomica se iniciou e a cidade chegou a ter 914 mil habitantes. Mas na decada de 1960 a economia desandou, surgiram problemas raciais e a população diminuiu. A cidade foi ridicularizada como "<span style="background-color: white;">The Mistake on the Lake</span>". Em 1978 Cleveland foi a primeira cidade a entrar em recessão. Em 1983, tinha a maior taxa de desemprego do pais devido ao fechamento de diversos centros de produção. Ainda hoje encontra-se areas comerciais desativadas em toda a região. E<span style="background-color: white;">m Elyria, cidade de 55 mil habitantes a 48km de Cleveland,</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"> ate o Wal</span>mart Supermarket fechou. O predio continua em pe em boas condicoes mas fechado.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A cidade tem dois niveis, Cidade Alta e Cidade Baixa. Ela é muito bem organizada. Dividida por areas: Gateway District, Civic Center + Tower City, Playhouse Square, North Coast Harbor + Burke Lakefront Airport, Warehouse District, The Flats, Ninetwelve. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Chegamos pelo Gateway District e a primeira coisa que avistamos foi o Complexo Desportivo. Ele eh composto de dois estadios, dois predios de garagem e um patio aberto entre os dois estadios. Nele se encontra o "Sports Stacks" uma obra de arte. Alem de embelezar ela serve para o servico de ventilacao e saida de emergencia. Tambem ha dois bancos onde esta escrito: "MEET ME HERE" e "WHO'S On First". Quicken Loans Arena eh a casa para The <span style="background-color: white;">Cleveland Cavaliers, time </span>de basketball e o Progressive Field casa para a Liga Maior de Baseball, o Cleveland </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As pontes e elevados tambem chamam a atenção. A Lorain-Carnegie Bridge com quatro colunas largas e altas, cada uma com 2 guardioes, denominados "Guardians of Traffic" em estilo arte deco é magnifica. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">O Gateway conta com duas Arcadas que foram os precursores para os primeiros shoppings Center na America. A primeira, chamada de "Crystal Palace", um edificio de cinco andares com fachada Romanesca é casa para o Hyat Regency Hotel e um punhado de lojas e restaurantes. O interior com sacadas elaboradas, teto altos de vidro e aço. Chique. A segunda, 5th Street Arcades, um edifcio de sete andares ocupada totalmente com escritorios. No gateway tambem ha um visitor Center. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Na Cidade Alta fica a parte mais nobre da cidade com uma rica arquitetura com alguns dos predios mais destacaveis, como o Terminal Tower, bem como os predios publicos e do governo, hoteis, bancos, esculturas e transito de pedestres. O Civic Center e o Tower City são o coração da cidade de Cleveland. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">O edificio Terminal Tower (1924-1927) foi uma criação dos irm</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">ã</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">os Sweringen que tiveram a ideia de combinar shopping, hotel, escritorios e uma estação de trem num grande edificio. A arquitetura é linda, o interior luxuoso, as portas são douradas. Na epoca da cria</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">ção</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> a estação era de trens de longa distancia. Hoje o Tower City Center é o ponto central para o RTA (Rapid Transit System), o Horseshoe Casino Cleveland, um shopping Mall com fontes, Cinema com 11 salas, os luxuosos hoteis Ritz-Carlton Cleveland, Renaissence Cleveland Hotel e restaurantes. Conta com um deck de observacao no 42th andar onde eh cobrado ticket. Ele é composto de cinco torres. O historico Higbee Building/Horseshoe Casino Cleveland (1931) foi construido como parte do Tower City Center para ser uma loja de departamentos, a Higbee, depois incorporada pela Dillard's. Fechou. Em 2012 ele reabriu como o primeiro cassino de Ohio. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Na frente deste conjunto fica a Public Square com o monumento "Soldiers and Sailors" (1894). Enorme. Ele é composto de quatro bronzes, um de cada lado, representando artilharia, cavalaria, marinha e infantaria. No topo esta a "Deusa da Liberdade". Ele rende homenagem aos residentes do Condado Cuyahoga que serviram na Guerra Civil. A praça esta em reforma que esta prevista para ficar pronta em 2016. <span style="background-color: white;">O transito sera restrito para veiculos. A </span>praca verde </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">é</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> benvinda nesta selva de pedra e concreto. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XfVOxy022WY/VeeLjKugR0I/AAAAAAAAUOA/LMUzLsEt3xg/s1600-h/public-square4.jpg"><img alt="public-square" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wXzItSP1wHg/VeeLjinx15I/AAAAAAAAUOI/k1uzXxOcBT4/public-square_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" height="430" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="public-square" width="644" /></a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-59y-G90OjMQ/VeeLkAePfaI/AAAAAAAAUOQ/DQYRC_wHc2E/s1600-h/DSC_01123.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="DSC_0112" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TIBzY892WKc/VeeLk20MJeI/AAAAAAAAUOU/PYjs29puNR4/DSC_0112_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="200" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0112" width="135" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br />A Public Square da cidade se expande por quatro blocos inclui uma estatua do fundador da cidade, General Moses Cleveland. Ha varios outros predios de destaque. Um deles eh o Carl B. Stokes Federal Court House (Corte de Justica </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">de 1997) com 22 andares. Seu nome homenageia Carl Strokes, o primeiro prefeito negro de uma cidade maior americana. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span><img alt="DSC_0108" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZzRZGCMnfAc/VeeLl2wWnRI/AAAAAAAAUOo/AyNHVk6kNr0/DSC_0108_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="135" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0108" width="200" /><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Na frente do State Office Building encontra-se um arco vermelho. consiste de seis partes chama-se "The Last". Ele foi assim chamado por decreto do autor, Tony Smith, para que ele não criasse outro arco. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Key Center eh uma torre branca de 57 andares (1990). Eh sede do KeyBank. Ele se destaca de longe. E a noite tem ilumincao com movimento. Os bancos sempre estao instalados em predios onipresentes. Fiquem antenados neles. </span><br />
<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-H4XRdZDXjPA/VeeLma-9hII/AAAAAAAAUOw/yIQTI5ZnBb8/s1600-h/DSC_00693.jpg"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img alt="DSC_0069" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ECFjux1AFkQ/VeeLm3ts0zI/AAAAAAAAUO4/1_YuF1qySrc/DSC_0069_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0069" width="165" /></span></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Federal Reserve Bank and Learning Center and Money Museum (1921-1923) construido como um palacio italiano Renaissance, inspirado no Medici Palace, na Italia, o edificio eh um dos 12 Federal Reseve Bank (Banco Central) do pais. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Cleveland Public Library</span> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">(1925) construida no Estilo Belas Artes com neo-classico design </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Cleveland Public Auditorium foi o quarto edificio do Group Plan em 1903 (Projeto de 1903). So iniciou sua construcao em 1920 e ficou pronto em 1922. Em 1927 foi adicionado o Music Hall. Eh um auditorio multiuso.Eh composto de centro de arte, entretenimento, esporte e exposicao. Foi construido em estilo neo-classico. O auditorio principal conta com 10 mil assentos, o Music Hall com 3 mil, o salao de baile com 1500 e o pequeno teatro com 600 lugares. Na epoca era um dos principais centros de convenção da nação. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Cleveland Convention Center foi construido em 1964 localizado na parte baixa da cidade, mais conveniente para feiras e convencoes, grandes e pequenas. Anexo a ele foi construido o Global Center que abriga sala de exposicao permanente focado em industria medica e assistencia medica. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jvkE1xVtzD0/VeeLtE3xtGI/AAAAAAAAUQY/ubCUHnh0vPk/s1600-h/DSC_04953.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0495" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XBNqBVashUo/VeeLtv5Gh7I/AAAAAAAAUQc/nuSJzPe_J7U/DSC_0495_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0495" width="244" /></a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Cuyahoga County Court House (1906-1912), a Corte de Justica da Comarca de Cuyahoga. O edificio tambem foi parte do <span style="background-color: white;">Plano para a Cidade</span> de 1903. Tem varias estatuas. Na ala sul fica as dos rivais politicos Thomas Jefferson e Alexander Hamilton. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Mu02ZddHgNA/VeeLuMnBNyI/AAAAAAAAUQo/pqC52GFCNLw/s1600-h/Cuyahoga_County_Courthouse2.jpg"><img alt="Cuyahoga_County_Courthouse" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5RTFt9oJrfc/VeeLxSurDPI/AAAAAAAAUQw/jEvgR62Cs_Y/Cuyahoga_County_Courthouse_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="183" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Cuyahoga_County_Courthouse" width="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o73l4asoXVE/VeeLxrBiDPI/AAAAAAAAUQ4/V1qdnUVkqEc/s1600-h/Cuyahoga-County-Court-House-23.jpg"><img alt="Cuyahoga County Court House 2" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ixUmRiYFQ2g/VeeLyULBiZI/AAAAAAAAUQ8/XlTKWCNLnVM/Cuyahoga-County-Court-House-2_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="184" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Cuyahoga County Court House 2" width="244" /></a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Cleveland City Hall (1916), a prefeitura, em estilo Neoclassico e Belas Artes como os demais do <span style="background-color: white;">Grupo Planejado em 1903. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E3Dc_2VzphA/VeeLym2uGfI/AAAAAAAAURI/HPbIhwwpwY4/s1600-h/DSC_04843.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0484" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--2d3qPO_2lw/VeeLzIztZtI/AAAAAAAAURM/ZP3Waq9wbAs/DSC_0484_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0484" width="244" /></a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">No Villard Park esta localizado um enorme carimbo "Free Stamp" doado pela Standard Oil Company que tem sua sede na Public Square. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Eh um conjunto de arquitetura bonito e rico. O Centro Civico eh muito bonito. </span><br />
<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OZJp-OMoOLg/VeeLzxKKCWI/AAAAAAAAURY/ZtTeuzx0tpY/s1600-h/DSC_05193.jpg"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img alt="DSC_0519" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FTKXo3Gh8mE/VeeL0VOFweI/AAAAAAAAURc/oXMENDmvwlM/DSC_0519_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0519" width="244" /></span></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DW649q0QGmk/VeeL095MANI/AAAAAAAAURo/PhaHv6dV65k/s1600-h/DSC_05203.jpg"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img alt="DSC_0520" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NirDhidHXOE/VeeL1Tzjm5I/AAAAAAAAURs/FWWnVRlbjt8/DSC_0520_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0520" width="244" /></span></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_oqBmSq_O0g/VeeL2L6GVaI/AAAAAAAAUR4/ExLl4xtEQFs/s1600-h/DSC_05233.jpg"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img alt="DSC_0523" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRilS1XdSkkxUviA00qC6VCgVfAr1PtGw57_LnV-qeQKAXpePfZKc_6WitpNiTS6nsmq0_Mzss34m50UdLF7avMLTmQTNPZ5Oyfk_ZCVD7wmTgF0s_NrgOmcVEnfyQyB04S2ZQKr8cG4-K/?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0523" width="244" /></span></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Na Playhouse Square fica um dos primeiros centros de artes performaticas do pais. Cinco teatros estilo Vaudeville foram restaurados. Esse estilo de teatro foi popular nos Estados Unidos e Canada entre 1850 e a decada de 1930. Ele consiste de uma serie de atos não relacionados num programa. Inclui musicos popular e classico, cantores, dancarinos, comediantes, acrobatas, animais treinados, magicos, leitura por celebridades, poetas, trovadores. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Os teatros sao: The Allen, State, Ohio, Hanna e Connor Palace. Tambem ha quatro teatros modernos. E grande numero de espectadores das cidades vizinhas visitam a cidade para assistir as producoes da Broadway. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">O GE Chandelier, um enorme lustre, foi instalado em 2014. Eh o maior lustre permanente ao ar livre do mundo. Ele tem 6,70m de altura e é composto de 4200 cristais e esta pendurado a uma altura de 13,40. </span><br />
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Na frente do edificio U.S. Bank Centre, um predio R<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">enascentista de 15 andares, e do Wyndham Hotel fica a U.S.Bank Plaza. O U.S. Bank foi construido em 1990 e foi a primeira nova construcao no distrito de teatros em 67 anos. A fachada e todo o exterior é dominda por granito e vidro, o edificio forma varios degraus e torretes octogonais. A praca tem um palco na rua, mesas, formando um restaurante ao ar livre e fica logo apos os teatros e o candelabro e ha uma inscricao que diz: "Um lugar onde o palco é a rua". No momento havia um pianista tocando. Esta praça hospeda mais de 100 eventos durante o ano. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Na Cidade Baixa esta o Rio Cuyahoga, o Lago Eire e o porto. E situam-se o Warehouse District, o North Coast Harbor + Burke Lakefront Airport, The Flats, Ninetwelve. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">O Warehouse abrigou os armazens (docas) para ferragens, produtos maritimos e comercio de roupa bem como escritorios para ferro, carvao, estrada de ferro e industria de navios. Destaca-se o Rockfeleller Building (1903), o primeira grande edificio a usar o estrutura de aco, o edificio de pedra vermelha Perry-Payne e a Detroit-Superior Bridge, a primeira ponte de dois niveis a cobrir o rio Cuyahoga. No primeiro nivel circularam os bondes ate 1954. O segundo fazia o transito dos carros de passeio. Em 2004 ela foi modificada para permitir a circulacao de pedestres e bikes. Hoje, a area esta listada como Patrimonio Historico National e abriga restaurantes, casas noturnas e lojas. Foi tambem o local da primeira area residencial da downtown de Cleveland com predios comerciais e armazens transformados em apartamentos. Esta area eh predominantemente de tijolo-a-vista e pedra, vermelhos . </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">O Porto de Cleveland, situado na margem do Lago Erie, hoje conhecido como North Coast District Harbor conta com notaveis atrações: o Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum(1995), Great Lakes Science Center, Voinovick Park e FirstEnergy Stadium (hockey no gelo). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Conta tambem com um pequeno aeroporto e angar. Oferece serviço aereo fretado e privados avioes. Tem torre de controle, duas pistas, terminal. No interior ha o Women's Air and Space Museum, Museu Aero-espacial das mulheres dedicado a historia das mulheres na aviacao. Ainda conta com um museu a ceu aberto sobre a historia das corridas aereas nacionais e shows.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Ha um submarino e um navio estacionados no porto como museus. O U.S.S. Cod Submarino foi construido em 1943, afundou 12 navios inimigos durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial e 36 mil toneladas de carga inimiga. O Steamship William G. Mather Museum (1925) transportou minerios, carvao, pedra e graos atraves dos Grandes Lagos. O Great Lakes Historical Society Center o administra como um museu no North Coast Harbor. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">O Voinovich Park (1996), um parque verde situado no norte do Rock </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">and Roll Hall, permite uma uma excelente vista do Lago Erie e do skyline da cidade. Criado no ano do Bicentenario de Ohio (1803) hospeda numerosos eventos ao ar livre e atividades. Eh lindo e atraente. Com a multidao presente deve ser ainda melhor. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">O Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum(1995) eh parte integral do milionario plano de desenvolvimento da beira-rio-lago de Cleveland. O Museum é o maior e mais completo que vi ate agora sobre a historia do rock (musica). Na frente ha uma piramide de vidro que invoca a imagem de uma guitarra neck apontada para o ceu. No seu interior são seis andares de muita historia do rock, uma variedade enorme de guitarras, roupas, carros, som e ha um publico grande disposto a reviver essa historia. Ha uma placa que diz o Rock nasceu aqui. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">O Great Lake Science Center (1996) que explora ciencia, meio-ambiente <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I2h7djPMqMw/VeeMGRztaVI/AAAAAAAAUUk/UdnVB4B12Lk/s1600-h/DSC_0144%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img align="right" alt="DSC_0144" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dFxT3wRSe6o/VeeMG8GPI-I/AAAAAAAAUUs/v8B7ViQDgFI/DSC_0144_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: right; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0144" width="244" /></a></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span>e tecnologia muito do qual focado no Lago Eire e Cleveland. O centro é casa da Nasa Glenn Visitor Center e um Omnimax Theater. Na frente do edificio ha um enorme catavento produzindo energia eolica. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">E ainda ha o FirstEnergy Stadium (1999), casa do Cleveland Browns, um estadio ultima geração. Gente a Beira-lago esta linda, atraente, cheia de atividades. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Flats, as areas planas proximas ao Rio Cuyahoga, ao Lago Erie e a estrada de ferro fizeram do lugar ideal para fabricas e industrias. Hoje apos uma reforma milionaria foram transformados numa bonita beira-rio-lago com restaurantes, bares, lojas, apartamentos, condominios, escritorios e mesmo passarelas de madeira em meio a espacos verdes. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A margem leste do Rio Cuyahoga era usada para deposito de madeira, moinho de aco e docas. Hoje The Flats East Bank Project esta revitalizando a area totalmente com restaurantes, lojas de varejo, entertenimento, habitacoes residenciais, escritorios e espaco verdes com passarelas de madeira. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8lkpkavxKfY/VeeMIa8Xk2I/AAAAAAAAUVE/oliKKkFcZkE/s1600-h/DSC_0118%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img align="left" alt="DSC_0118" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lk35USFhhnA/VeeMJE4av4I/AAAAAAAAUVI/zOVKb8bP340/DSC_0118_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 25px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0118" width="244" /></a>Na margem oeste localizava-se uma usina geradora de energia (1892) para uma linha de bondes na downtown de Cleveland. Hoje o predio abriga o Greater Cleveland Aquarium com restaurante e sede do Lolly, o Trolley Tour. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Flats foi o local de desembarque do encarregado da Conecticut Land Company que escolheu a margem leste do Cuyahoga por acreditar ser o lugar adequado para dar aos navios acesso ao Lago Erie. Hoje o local tem uma estacao da RTA Rapid Transit (Regional Transit Authority) que tem oito paineis de vidro mostrando o transporte ferroviario em oito epocas diferentes. No local ha ainda uma obra o "Unity Walk" criado para o Bicentenario em 1996 que inclui 23 colunas formando 800 paineis desenhados por individuos de todas as idades representando a diversidade. No local ainda ha uma cabana de madeira que eh replica da primeira casa usada pela primeira familia que assentou de forma permenente a terra: Lorenzo Carter, sua esposa Rebeca e suas nove criancas. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Nine twelve formalmente conhecido como o Distrito Financeiro é composto por edificios de escritorios e residencias, arte publica, hoteis, entretenimento, jantar e arquitetura. Esta localizado entre a 9th e a 12Th Streets, contando com acesso facil, oferece as maiores atrações da cidade. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">PNC Center, um anexo de quatro andares construido em 1980 que se conecta a torre de 35 andares de escritorios de 1893. Na Praca ha uma escultura "Triple L Excentric Gyratory Gyratory III" de aço inoxidavel. Trata-se de tres "L" de aço inoxidavel que gira em concentrados circulos num poste. Coisa de arquiteto pra fazer a gente quebrar a cabeca para imaginar seu significado. ‘E so isso mesmo. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Union Trust Bank (1924) quando foi construido era conhecido como Huntington and Union Trust Bank e formavam o maior lobby de bancos americanos. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">O Side Market West foi tombado pelo Patrimonio Nacional Historico. Ele esta situado na comunidade de Ohio, a antiga Ohio City ate 1854, quando foi anexada a Cleveland. A area é atraente, bem organizada e conta uma com praça e estação de trem (Rapid Transit Althority, o RTA). O mercado é bem diversificado. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Cleveland é um grande porto e cidade industrial no nordeste de Ohio, no Lago Erie e no Cuyahoga River. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Atualmente esta tendo alto nivel de investimento e atenção do governo. Estão sendo feitas melhorias na infraestrutura, estradas e espaços publicos. Estao em obras. Estes projetos ligam a cidade com suas vizinhancas e cada uma delas cria uma fundação sustentavel para o futuro de Cleveland. A Beira-lago é o melhor exemplo desses investimentos e é vista como destinacao turistica. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A cidade tem uma economia diversificada alem da manufatura. Conta com trabalhadores manuais e crescente numero em alta tecnologia. Dispoe de uma usina siderurgica, a Arcelor Mittal, conhecida mundialmente. Conta com excelente malha rodoviaria e ferroviaria alem do transporte pelo Rio Cuyahoga e o Lago Erie. A cidade ainda foi premiada com uma mina de sal sob o Lago Erie no perimetro urbano. Um fato raro. Ela é explorada pela Cargil Salt. Esta situada abaixo do lago e conta com tuneis de 6 metros de altura e 14 metros de largura. Se estende por 6,4 kilometros dentro do lago e esta a uma profundidade de mais de 550 metros. A temperatura no seu interior é de 21°C . Bastante quente. 80% da produção de sal é usada para derreter a neve e gelo das estradas. A mina é explorada desde 1963. E tem reserva para mais cem anos. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A cidade ja teve 915 mil habitantes. Hoje conta com apenas 390 mil. Ha disponibilidade de casas e esta havendo uma politica de orientação e estimulo da aquisição da casa propria. Promovem cursos de orientação, não cobram pela participação e quem adquire a propriedade ganha um bonus de US$ 2 mil. Cleveland esta a 1000km/h. Apesar de toda essa maravilha é a setima mais perigosa cidade americana, inclusive em taxas de homicidios, mas não é perceptivel. Ha policiamento ostensivo mas encaramos como prevenção. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Cida e Celso </span> VIVENDO NA ESTRADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123949644858798035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019477320823703617.post-77225587599994325622015-08-21T19:02:00.001-07:002015-08-22T09:34:48.014-07:00Newport News e Hampton - Virginia<p><br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Newport News eh mais uma cidade da Hampton Roads. Para acessa-la usamos mais uma ponte-tunel.</span><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <br><font size="4"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">A cidade tem 183 mil habitantes, esta situada no sudeste da Virginia, na boca do Rio James, na Hampton Road mas eh descentralizada e ainda nao tem uma unidade harmonica.</span> <br></font><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Foi assentada em 1619 mas ate a Guerra Civil (1861-1865) a cidade era uma area de plantacao e vila de pescadores. </span><br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Durante essa guerra as mulheres da Plantation Endview e da Mansion Lee tiveram que enfrentar novos desafios assumindo a lideranca da Plantation pois seus filhos e maridos foram convocados para a guerra. Hoje, Newport News rende homenagem a seus herois com casas historicas, lugares de batalha, fortificacoes e monumentos.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">A Guerra Civil eh a historia de todos os americanos. Pobres e ricos, negros e brancos, homens e mulheres, escravos e homens livres, generais condecorados e soldados.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Em 1862 a cidade testemunhou a primeira batalha do mundo entre dois navios de ferro, o USS Monitor e o Merrimack, rebatizado de CSS Virginia.</span> <br></font><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrJMAS3mSrDQYltEDYGNHaxLaFixKSrC3Bbfp3pKL3KEJGxhGNKJSPOqC5oKDlmtUs906sgSvo4r7vSjQU6bex3ZZRuD6Ibm8RYAlcM3wfvoDegZm8DUyPS54aKGDe70vb7tcAH37A94Go/s1600-h/Monitor_model2%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="Monitor_model2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Monitor_model2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aEBTA01Sc3M/VdfXzMwea0I/AAAAAAAAUAE/B2WJIKiRUWA/Monitor_model2_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="367" height="160"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E26D9FoJnZ8/VdfXzrPvSoI/AAAAAAAAUAM/tKoBPrWMeYo/s1600-h/monitor%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="monitor" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="monitor" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Fc36khTeKXQ/VdfXz-E-bVI/AAAAAAAAUAU/luoy-3tCXCs/monitor_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="295" height="158"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y9kho-C8aqA/VdfX0azkHPI/AAAAAAAAUAc/zRZGt6Fdr6E/s1600-h/ss%252520virginia%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="ss virginia" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="ss virginia" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MDKbu5wladA/VdfX04iQBlI/AAAAAAAAUAo/MAULcsFEah4/ss%252520virginia_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="207" height="223"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Os africanos-americanos tambem experimentaram um crescente papel nas forcas armadas americanas.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">No final do seculo XIX tornou-se a parte leste de Chesapeake e Ohio Railway.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Em 1958 as cidades de Warwick e Newport se juntaram e formaram Newport News.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Sua economia eh conectada aos militares e os museus ligados ao mar e guerras.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Newsport News esta a menos de 640km das maiores cidades americanas como New York, Filadelfia e Baltimore. E das historicas Jamestown, Williamsburg e Yorktown. Sem falar das vizinhas Norfolk e Virginia Beach.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Suas atracoes sao a Endview Plantation, Lee Hall Mansion, The Mariners' Museum, USS Monitor Center, The Newsome House Museum&Cultural Center, US Army Transportation Museum, Virginia War Museum, Dowing-Gross Cultural Arts Center, Fergson Center of Arts e o Peninsula Community Teather.</span> <br></font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-k_3FpynmSbs/VdfX1psE9KI/AAAAAAAAUAw/77ZOxkc73AI/s1600-h/ENDVIEW_PLANTATION%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-k_3FpynmSbs/VdfX1psE9KI/AAAAAAAAUHk/JVjQ8IMkIP4/s1600-h/ENDVIEW_PLANTATION.jpg"><img title="ENDVIEW_PLANTATION" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="ENDVIEW_PLANTATION" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CXn8NrtUvFI/VdfX2CdccII/AAAAAAAAUHw/1ciYK32ht0Q/ENDVIEW_PLANTATION_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="185" height="144"></a></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-P_Fk7aZtzpA/VdfX2m9egjI/AAAAAAAAUBA/cgQmw46bmW4/s1600-h/mariner%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-P_Fk7aZtzpA/VdfX2m9egjI/AAAAAAAAUH8/P2YJlGTtFMc/s1600-h/mariner%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-efuaVNinewo/VdfX3bpw5oI/AAAAAAAAUII/UbsfCZ7Z714/mariner_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="256" height="143"></a></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hFs47L9uo6s/VdfX36LEOQI/AAAAAAAAUBQ/1IVxK_oNr9A/s1600-h/the-newsome-house-museum-and-cultural-center-newport-news-va%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="the-newsome-house-museum-and-cultural-center-newport-news-va" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="the-newsome-house-museum-and-cultural-center-newport-news-va" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i4aEVOqorCU/VdfX4UXmVcI/AAAAAAAAUBU/jUlezDYg28M/the-newsome-house-museum-and-cultural-center-newport-news-va_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="167" height="145"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xV4W9zCJJrM/VdfX5GPhbeI/AAAAAAAAUBg/0iY58yKjrwY/s1600-h/fergson01%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="fergson01" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="fergson01" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kPXBxc3y1TU/VdfX5gC4wJI/AAAAAAAAUBk/tVHEDmDqQlU/fergson01_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="266" height="138"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">A parte nova e comercial foi construida na estrada interestadual. Se nao considerarmos essa realidade fica dificil acreditar que a cidade tem 183 mil habitantes.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Seguimos para Hampton que tem 150 mil.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Mais uma cidade descentralizada e dificil de se entender. A parte comercial fica na Estrada interestadual 64. Aqui consegui entender melhor a distribuicao da cidade.</span> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AWJ9ozh3VDs/VdiiNmnn5rI/AAAAAAAAUF4/AlqLJ2_p0w4/s1600-h/PeninTownCntr%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="PeninTownCntr" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="PeninTownCntr" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dN1mlN7Pk4w/VdiiOEwyEkI/AAAAAAAAUF8/aifOdkjag6o/PeninTownCntr_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="right" height="197"></font></a><br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">1 - Peninsula Town Center, na Interstate 64. Eh um shopping aberto,</span><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">o tal do outlet.</span> <br></font></p><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"></span> <p><font size="4"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">2- Coliseu Central que inclui o Hampton Coliseum um pavilhao para esporte amador, shows com bandas, artistas e producoes (novo), o Centro de Convencao (novo) e restaurantes e lojas. </span><br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oS3OrQLW4gQ/VdfX7btAWJI/AAAAAAAAUCA/iv86TIJl9rE/s1600-h/DSC_0880%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0880" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0880" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nCzWQOdTcQw/VdfX8C3BlFI/AAAAAAAAUCE/7NN4CSIBj7U/DSC_0880_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4Rl_geeuz24/VdfX8fjefzI/AAAAAAAAUCM/5lya1aIDnSs/s1600-h/DSC_0878%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0878" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0878" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Rze9VHd2jnE/VdfX87PUvFI/AAAAAAAAUCU/HavS3qoudcw/DSC_0878_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a></span></font><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">3 - Downton (centro): Hampton History Museum, Virginia Air&Space Center, Riverside Digital 3D IMAX Theater e o Hampton Carroussel. Mas falta coneccao entre as construcoes.</span><br></font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rWhapDE6qPg/VdfX9vpaNMI/AAAAAAAAUGI/pNEa8fmKUfE/s1600-h/hamptonmuseu%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TpfFWpZkUFg/VdfX-Ki0DBI/AAAAAAAAUGU/FWR-tbW64L0/hamptonmuseu_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="180" height="150"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wk58AnYagA4/VdfYAzcKIiI/AAAAAAAAUGg/FSbj4oRKUYY/s1600-h/The-Hampton-Carousel%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="The-Hampton-Carousel" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="The-Hampton-Carousel" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEkRDEITg3mSZBmMLSeFt7qSepQl8XUxeZtVOFAmhs_LapoE9JtV83M3OZsgaBHob_fABx1Bo4vMCzm5f861ALwngYf6JkAA9rWCFm2qHqEcQJjZfBa65ca2_qvrBMyyowMybvcMN9nrGG/?imgmax=800" width="172" height="158"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cUp0PEwXuwk/VdfX-hVSHFI/AAAAAAAAUCw/3p1LFlgqjlU/s1600-h/espacee1%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="espacee1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="espacee1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6XzaKkHLDrw/VdfX_HewV2I/AAAAAAAAUC0/46Pqilx4VjA/espacee1_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="256" height="149"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lfRTX_EFjnk/VdfX_ndjc5I/AAAAAAAAUG4/xeDs2hJTAHg/s1600-h/espace%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="espace" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="espace" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vnl9r3Cr7qc/VdfYADL99ZI/AAAAAAAAUHE/BP1OEgPXYKI/espace_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="250" height="149"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">No centro aero-espacial ha espaconaves e avioes dispostos no Air Power Park. </span><br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Os avioes do sec.XXI fica na Langley Air Force Base (base aerea) que nao fica muito distante.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">4 - A vila colonial com casas de madeiras pintadas de branco. Muito simples. Bem primitiva.</span><br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Q5pgCTVMoPY/VdiiTuKAveI/AAAAAAAAUHQ/whM8-d48FK4/s1600-h/hamptonuniv%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="hamptonuniv" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 12px 0px 0px 6px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="hamptonuniv" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I6j4I7LCtuA/VdiiUC6KRwI/AAAAAAAAUHU/MUZr4qtBPuE/hamptonuniv_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="right" height="184"></a>O campus da universidade em tijolo-a-vista tambem se destaca. Deram um toque contemporaneo com vidro azul.</span> <br></font><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"><br></span><font size="4"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Essas cidades nao foram planejadas e eram de dificil acesso. A partir da construcao das pontes-tuneis houve um aquecimento da economia e ha prosperidade. Uma coisa eh certa, elas tem recursos. Ve-se estacionamentos de carros cheios nos estaleiros, bases aereas e nas instalacoes militares. Regioes de porto sao menos urbanas, a nao ser quando passam por revitalizacao. Ou eles vem apenas trabalhar e moram em algum lugar proximo.</span><br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Ha um cemiterio militar.</span></font><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">A cidade tambem conta com A Langley Speedway, uma pista de corrida de stock car.</span> <br></font><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQUAwzK1PoxpSiTiaaDNpcFzd-YdQGiC3PZstTtQxo_6_4mllBcW5OIfwlOP4TF2fDuBquWHYOa0OXDPlRlNhNPP_iycv91gv790RJN85KST2fYUYYGkPNPKtQagculvYppOkx86avxY1C/s1600-h/langley_nht_700_02.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="langley_nht_700_0" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="langley_nht_700_0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Kj0xmfl9BEs/VdfYCsMQ_PI/AAAAAAAAUDk/tVPMYTiw4ro/langley_nht_700_0_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="141"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Mas a grande atracao e revelacao eh o Fort Monroe que continha uma cidade de tijolo vermelho. Maior e mais bonita do que a propria cidade, com casas boas, com estilo de arquitetura, dentro e fora dos muros. </span><br></font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JSf9PQO-4yI/VdfYDfle82I/AAAAAAAAUDw/mlxbtzMCKQg/s1600-h/DSC_08881%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="DSC_0888" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0888" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-viXES6SVTBQ/VdfYDzQsR3I/AAAAAAAAUD4/ptaChAOwQzo/DSC_08881_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="212" height="156"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8U_9SjMv-WQ/VdfYEmfOfbI/AAAAAAAAUEA/PY8cdFMC6-Q/s1600-h/DSC_09051%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="DSC_0905" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0905" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ojs0ADZ1bsQ/VdfYFcxXJAI/AAAAAAAAUEI/S1cfds-P69A/DSC_09051_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="220" height="157"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yqChGjfRlKo/VdfYF2RKcxI/AAAAAAAAUEQ/SxupC-sALyo/s1600-h/DSC_09001%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="DSC_0900" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0900" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6HvMY-kS5u4/VdfYGXpeWnI/AAAAAAAAUEU/wQG7Ot-PhvM/DSC_09001_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="203" height="161"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7A_yJtPlCAs/VdfYG8H97HI/AAAAAAAAUEg/oHt4BrV3OQg/s1600-h/DSC_09223.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="DSC_0922" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0922" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7R-jnbnzG9o/VdfYHkKUz1I/AAAAAAAAUEo/G0Fm_KoG5fk/DSC_0922_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></font></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-es2ZnGNawXA/VdfYISD7qXI/AAAAAAAAUEw/i_x_gtuXPxQ/s1600-h/DSC_09283.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="DSC_0928" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 32px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0928" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hnetjci4JdI/VdfYI9fiftI/AAAAAAAAUE0/Cp8VMBpygew/DSC_0928_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="165"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Foi desativada em 15 de setembro de 2011 e hoje ha um museu dentro dele. A maior parte das instalações internas esta fechada e precisando de manutenção. Situa-se no Old Point Comfort onde a Hampton Roads encontra a Chesapeake Bay. </span><br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Possui uma Beira Rio calçada e proteção contra inundação. Conta com uma porta de isolamento que é acionada quando rio atinge determinada altura. No meio do gramado, em frente as casas de tijolo-a-vista que estão bem preservadas, ha um coreto.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2l5M4Bg05GPvgIEJ_C5lF2CHLUfU0N7mH3w0ADfMPVyJLcoDS5tk3y2B7VcbpgA4eNZLlQxNBHgJlmQ9_mwyH8IG6omLiwhQvbIF71mMH0jybn974fhhzP_fChbHHr4Toiwy0fmuhHB8e/s1600-h/DSC_09263.jpg"><img title="DSC_0926" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 33px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0926" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N71LZSidBVg/VdfYJ82rvYI/AAAAAAAAUFE/GCJJ--BRnec/DSC_0926_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="165"></a> </span><br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">O forte eh aberto a visitação. Nessa area havia uma placa avisando que nao era permitido picnic pois é destinada a paradas (militares).</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Tambem ha um casemate onde funciona o museu.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">O forte Monroe eh um monumento nacional. Eh a maior fortificacao de pedra construida nos EUA.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">O local tem sido um lugar estrategico importante desde a construcao do primeiro forte em 1609. Era, afetuosamente, conhecido como Cape Comfort porque os colonizadores chegavam cansados e o lugar lhes trazia grande conforto. Desde esse dia passaram a chamar de "Old Point Comfort" ao Fort Monroe.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Em 1619 o primeiro africano foi trazido para a colonia inglesa. </span><br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ALod2lMbBRk/VdfYKV6dbqI/AAAAAAAAUFQ/yWxQ01b9KTI/s1600-h/DSC_08863.jpg"><img title="DSC_0886" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 45px 0px 15px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0886" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1f4HTvA4bmw/VdfYLO_lG5I/AAAAAAAAUFU/_n1ll1mFWDY/DSC_0886_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="165"></a>Varias construcoes seriam construidas mas nenhuma permanente ate 1819.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">O forte foi tomado pelos britanicos em 1812 e eles construiram o farol.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">O forte que existe hoje foi iniciado no governo do Presidente James em 1819 e concluido em 1834 e recebeu seu nome. Comecou com trabalho escravo e prosseguiu com militares condenados.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Fort Monroe desempenhou papel detonador da Guerra Civil. <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zCwInA-OtwQ/VdfYLikT21I/AAAAAAAAUFg/LACZ5Lrb-o4/s1600-h/fort14.jpg"><img title="" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tGu-EuxcOk0/VdfYMNg6tQI/AAAAAAAAUFk/iDSZPonJ4_g/fort1_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="373" align="right" height="116"></a></span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Numa ponta estavam os colonizadores que viviam em casas confortaveis, na outra ponta estavam os soldados brancos que defendiam o forte. No meio deles estavam os negros, livres e escravizados.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">No dia 24 de maio de 1861 tres negros fugiram de seus proprietarios e pediram abrigo no Fort Monroe. Foram recebidos.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">No dia seguinte um militar Confederado foi pedir a devolucao dos escravos fugitivos com base na Lei Federal em vigor, 1850, "Fugitive Slave Act". O general da Uniao, que era a favor da abolicao, respondeu que os Federados disseram que nao obedeceriam mais as Leis do Congresso. Que eles haviam deixado os Estados Unidos porque nao queriam obedecer suas leis. O Federado respondeu que os escravos estavam construindo uma artlharia para eles e que eram sua propriedade. Ao que o general da Uniao respondeu que se eles eram sua propriedade, a Uniao os tomaria como "Contrabando de Guerra" , assim como tomaria seus canhoes e seu vagoes numa batalha, acendendo um barril de polvora. Os escravos comemoraram a vitoria,</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">As familias em Hampton esvaziaram as casas temerosas e os escravos aproveitaram para fugir para o forte. Ate julho mais de 900 conseguiram escapar. A maioria, criancas e mulheres.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Os Federados, entao, colocaram fogo nas casas vazias para que elas nao fossem ocupadas pelos escravos. E a cidade nao foi mais reconstruida. De fato os escravos construiram barracos no local para viver.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Dai pra frente aconteceu uma serie de batalhas e muitas cidades foram incendiadas ate o final da guerra 1865. Savana, na Georgia, foi salva pelo General Sherman por te-la achado muito bonita. Lembrei que passamos por la e lemos isso em alguma placa.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Essa deve ser a razao da cidade nao ter um centro antigo.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Essa regiao tem muita historia a nos ensinar.</span> <font size="3">Desempenharam papel vital para a nacao.<br></font><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Abraco,</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"> Cida & Celso</span><br></font></p> VIVENDO NA ESTRADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123949644858798035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019477320823703617.post-51704941802225776132015-08-16T17:09:00.001-07:002015-08-16T19:38:52.042-07:00Norfolk e Portsmouth, Virginia<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Visitamos Norfolk e depois usamos mais uma ponte-tunel para ir a Portsmouth.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Aninhada onde a Chesapeake Bay encontra o Oceano Atlantico, Norfolk é vista como o coração cultural, financeiro e de entretenimento. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Eh uma cidade industrial e porto naval no sudeste da Virginia. Conta com 250 mil habitantes.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Das vizinhas Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Newport News e Hampton é a mais urbana.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">A rua principal, a Granby Street, é uma das mais movimentadas e caras da cidade. A beira-Rio foi revitalizada com calçadas ao longo do Town Point Park, localizado proximo ao Market Place e o Half Moore Cruise&Celebration Center. Eh uma area verde no espaço urbano. O parque é um lugar de celebração, de realização de festivais e eventos, incluindo a festa anual Norfolk Harbor Fest com parada de navios de vela e o bi-anual Festival do vinho. Ele conta com um palco ao ar livre com excelente acustica para eventos musiciais.</span> <br />
<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5rt_HRHkkYM/VdElyIPsLPI/AAAAAAAAT3U/gB07LSgVFqo/s1600-h/Town%252520Point%252520Park%2525201%25255B6%25255D.png"><img alt="Town Point Park 1" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y4oPEgm5PhI/VdElyrUauMI/AAAAAAAAT3c/rNAvMdPgbcs/Town%252520Point%252520Park%2525201_thumb%25255B4%25255D.png?imgmax=800" height="176" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Town Point Park 1" width="430" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HkHLOuoirTc/VdElzCirj2I/AAAAAAAAT3k/lYcJd8mSf2k/s1600-h/Town%252520Point%252520Park2%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Town Point Park2" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FjuhpSaCpG4/VdElzn1PS0I/AAAAAAAAT3o/kfw_JUyvOD8/Town%252520Point%252520Park2_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="177" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Town Point Park2" width="192" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zkhcSS46clo/VdEl0P4QG9I/AAAAAAAAT30/zb6hKvzg46M/s1600-h/Town%252520Point%252520Park3%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Town Point Park3" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vb4UnVZTOXk/VdEl0i5gowI/AAAAAAAAT34/wh7iqRi2HfA/Town%252520Point%252520Park3_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="177" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Town Point Park3" width="270" /></a> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">No lado direito do parque fica o Nauticus Science Center e o Hampton Roads Museum apresentando seculos de historia naval. No entorno ha uma serie de placas com a foto dos navios e nome da tripulação que participou de varias guerras e ha um tour no navio de guerra Battleship Wisconsin que esta ancorado e é um museu. Ele foi o maior navio usado na Segunda Guerra Mundial. Sua tripulacao chegou a 3mil homens.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bkiGTpcLZI4/VdEl1C_GWzI/AAAAAAAAT4E/50L9DoUl4O8/s1600-h/Hampton%252520Roads%252520Museum%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img alt="An undated file photograph shows the Nauticus and the Battleship Wisconsin." border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7_xMtTSaF0Q/VdEl1rUDzyI/AAAAAAAAT4I/qRwibBtqoDo/Hampton%252520Roads%252520Museum_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="193" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="An undated file photograph shows the Nauticus and the Battleship Wisconsin." width="244" /></a></span> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1vUWLBbLy2w/VdEl1-KCvXI/AAAAAAAAT4U/HEhvfjrWB20/s1600-h/Nauticus%25252C_Norfolk%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Nauticus,_Norfolk" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iXIfT_YDHl0/VdEl2jlCreI/AAAAAAAAT4Y/TNjxuaF_dOw/Nauticus%25252C_Norfolk_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="194" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Nauticus,_Norfolk" width="247" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B8Waomwf23Q/VdEl24eECqI/AAAAAAAAT4k/G2Tg95J_KDQ/s1600-h/DSC_07861%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0786" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dbV8Fsu3ZAs/VdEl3oKlyqI/AAAAAAAAT4s/35R3xPB0peo/DSC_07861_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="195" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0786" width="267" /></a> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">No Freemason District se encontra casas antigas e ruas de paralelepipedo. Celso reclamou da velocidade, mal trato do Jamboree e desconforto mas serve para nos fazer lembrar das dificuldades das eras passadas.</span> <br />
<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xsIK9IVTUlQ/VdEl4fg6JkI/AAAAAAAAT40/tCf4zJcsbTU/s1600-h/macarter%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img align="left" alt="macarter" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jyzCy26afYM/VdEl4uLkFNI/AAAAAAAAT48/yxo2PwWkKHk/macarter_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 35px 13px 64px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="macarter" width="219" /></a> <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Deixamos o centro historico e encontramos o MacArthur Center e o MacArthur Memorial. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Esse ultimo, um museu e centro de pesquisa dedicado a preservação e apresentação da estoria de vida de Douglas MacArthur, um celebrado general do exercito. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">O memorial tambem presta tributo a milhoes de homens e mulheres que serviram com ele na Primeira e Segunda Guerra Mundial e na Guerra da Coreia.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">A Selden Arcade, arquitetura art deco de 1931, hoje é a Selden Gallery e apresenta arte contemporanea de artistas locais.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wo0MhOwM2fU/VdEl5SoIiJI/AAAAAAAAT5E/f_HPKzU-P4s/s1600-h/DSC_08053.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0805" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tzunZ6ge8jM/VdEl51GrT_I/AAAAAAAAT5M/WpqCdk0mZhg/DSC_0805_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="216" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0805" width="320" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qOHNCQQHiGg/VdEl6-oIOuI/AAAAAAAAT5U/5Br6liyOP8s/s1600-h/DSC_08083.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0808" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3ogvdApFHOI/VdEl7c9dxAI/AAAAAAAAT5Y/D0x0Seyfu3A/DSC_0808_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="216" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0808" width="320" /></a> <br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT99Da74Hf6rEwoSdMLjqia8SrdTJyFD38CdbtGNm3uS4R-ndGUONprvhC_BxQsAeePjnYSSfN5k0j9rN4orMIgHsoiGKJFOJpxnEPZsqfGvCh57kpmWpDz0wwhNcX6uJiQMYgKaMKD5NP/s1600-h/hall%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img align="left" alt="hall" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2eePyvVLSGXo8YbBzEsQ6-qjICBy3gAZMN1YNUp60xIUkxp4XTn4Tebbf0BKJtb-Shw-Ahko4hV2sSQvb2yUWi2r1N4o4kG3wDwqOTKTOnXD9gE02DnBoCyQ5LI1cfxGpgcYeI5F2Xy3/?imgmax=800" height="196" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 32px 0px 16px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="hall" width="244" /></a> <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">No centro ha o </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Chrysler Opera Hall que acomoda seus habitantes e os das cidades vizinhas Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">A poucas milhas do centro encontramos uma comunidade de negros, aqui muitas vezes chamados de colored ou africanos-americanos. As casas sao sempre mais simples, menores, ha coisas espalhadas no quintal. Eles estao sempre em comunidades.</span> <br />
<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_Pso-tTFsD4/VdEl8hZotAI/AAAAAAAAT50/be7Gkpeh7Qg/s1600-h/campo%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img align="right" alt="campo" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9UmM1L8RPXw/VdEl9F0KHMI/AAAAAAAAT58/jbVH_pntYK0/campo_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="184" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 25px 5px 11px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="campo" width="244" /></a> <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">O stadium de baseball, o Harbor Park Baseball, é servido pelo Tram ou (VLT) ou (o Tide light rail system) que tem uma estação no local e tambem passa pela downtown evitando congestionamentos. Atras do stadium tambem ha uma estacao do Amtrak Train Service que serve a cidade com linhas para Petersburg, Richmond,Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York e norte de Boston.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Norfolk tambem eh casa para a Naval Station Norfolk que conta com uma vasta esquadrilha de aeronaves de transportes, destroyers, submarinos, fragatas e navios anfibios de assalto.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Eh oferecido um tour de onibus de 45 minutos na base. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pLcNGIlyTsk/VdEl9nojpeI/AAAAAAAAT6E/lJDhZhlgcD4/s1600-h/nav13.jpg"><img alt="nav1" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hiHnaHmiolY/VdEl-Ph_xqI/AAAAAAAAT6I/li-jWo5QkwU/nav1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="198" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="nav1" width="244" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ydQ4RYlAgYU/VdEl-xRybHI/AAAAAAAAT6U/Wq65YEssPsE/s1600-h/nav2%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img alt="nav2" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZBp54O3gW8U/VdEl_CMXd7I/AAAAAAAAT6Y/jrtNspHsz8c/nav2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="196" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="nav2" width="278" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F_Kr8ef5YaA/VdEl_nlENxI/AAAAAAAAT6k/JkiOmmJ1unM/s1600-h/nav3.jpg"><img alt="121912-N-TB177-847" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-X_7hcW9v9I8/VdEmAC6j1jI/AAAAAAAAT6o/fZ6HZBPKqqI/nav3_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="196" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="121912-N-TB177-847" width="278" /></a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">A cidade Ainda conta com o Botanico Garden, The Virginian Zoo, The Chrysler Museu of Art&Glass Studio.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Continuamos a viagem pegando mais uma ponte-tunel de 5,6 km para chegar a Portsmouth que tem 101 mil habitantes.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Ficamos frente a frente com Norfolk. Apenas o rio divide s duas cidades. Pegamos uma bela foto de Norfolk.</span> <br />
<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HlgMILNOrlA/VdEmAnJKR7I/AAAAAAAAT60/G14iqVZPSQI/s1600-h/DSC_08331%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0833" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Jb-5SYiQ18A/VdEmBP8GsLI/AAAAAAAAT68/dE_8xjGjGqw/DSC_08331_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="246" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0833" width="348" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSe2vRHJiWPgRR405Ra80jWbQjqDP4jbAcSKOEY90v2PqTDsxkxrCWMBRESoGZu79S9fn-Tf8aNRZIOvE1-yodsbJxSYOKBMiH2P7Zc1A7FRnBQ2iUOSHY7EL4lBUldzzmR5B0CnT_CsaT/s1600-h/DSC_08561%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0856" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bGOcmfpWTAA/VdEmCTm3ZpI/AAAAAAAAT7M/MEH0HIw4yqc/DSC_08561_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="249" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0856" width="349" /></a> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Portsmouth é uma cidade historica, foi fundada em 1716.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Ela tem uma grande concentração de casas de dois pavimentos e de arquitetura do seculo XVIII e XIX (Greco Revival, Romana, Neo-Classico, e Gotica). Eh um festival de lucarnas, torres, colunas, telhados multiplos de ardosia.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Passamos pelo Marquis Delafayette Park e ficamos curiosos para saber o que o marques andou fazendo por aqui. Trata-se de um soldado e estadista frances que lutou na American Revolution (1775-1783) e comandou a Guarda Nacional Francesa (1789-1791) na Revolucao Francesa.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Hoje é uma cidade aparentemente adormecida. Sao 45 casas, monumentos e igrejas preservados mas nao explorados turisticamente. As igrejas sao de pedra e alvenaria. Lembram de Savanna e Charleston? Aqui, nao ha ninguem nas ruas nem servicos turisticos.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CsymPbAwIFo/VdEmJDg9FrI/AAAAAAAAT8U/prMFelA8ypI/s1600-h/marquis%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="marquis" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-h4zp4zFU_78/VdEmJmLiYyI/AAAAAAAAT8c/2dIEo0WkRok/marquis_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="marquis" width="174" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I8taUu7FxyA/VdEmKeUF9dI/AAAAAAAAT8k/KoD5QF4W4IY/s1600-h/DSC_0865%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0865" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Bf9aEcH7xlg/VdEmK6_z62I/AAAAAAAAT8s/nVWBCtgqqpc/DSC_0865_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="245" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0865" width="334" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C1azYrKQ5ro/VdEmLcADx7I/AAAAAAAAT80/i-97Ap14Qc4/s1600-h/DSC_0868.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0868" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aQQsGY94lY0/VdEmL_WfryI/AAAAAAAAT84/bmdvUfoBieo/DSC_0868_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="250" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0868" width="353" /></a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Cinquenta dos 74 lotes de casas pertenceram a mercadores e proprietarios de navios que negociavam no mar ou construiam navios.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Desde a fundacao do Gosport Shipyard em 1767 (Estaleiro Gosport) a historia da City of Portsmouth tem estado ligada a construcao de navios. O estaleiro foi renomeado Norfolk Navy Yard e por ultimo Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Construiu muitos navios historicos entre eles o CSS Virginia, ex Merrimac, o primeiro navio de ferro a participar de uma batalha; o Texas, o primeiro navio de guerra do pais. Durante a Guerra Revolucionaria (1775-1783) foi descrito como "The most considerable one in America". O museu fala a sua historia.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Ha placas sobre os acontecimentos historicos relatando episodios da Guerra de 1812, a ultima tentativa dos britanicos de reaver a America e sobre a guerra Civil (1861-1865). </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lgJcX-UFc00/VdEmMjq0t1I/AAAAAAAAT9E/DaUOhnjmw64/s1600-h/Lightship%252520Potsmouth%252520Museum%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img align="left" alt="Lightship Potsmouth Museum" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iPH7x-b9ASs/VdEmNOvs8uI/AAAAAAAAT9I/1k1LGpQ7kao/Lightship%252520Potsmouth%252520Museum_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="147" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 27px 0px 19px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Lightship Potsmouth Museum" width="244" /></a>Tem um porto de mar.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">O Lightship Potsmouth Museum eh um navio-farol que hoje serve de museu. A vantagem de um navio-farol eh que ele pode ser deslocado para outros lugares, principalmente em epoca de guerra.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">A cidade conta com o Museu Naval, Museu da Estrada de Ferro de 1910, Museu da Crianca, o Sport Hall of Fame&Museum sobre 20 esportes.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2wHFOS7pCv8/VdEmNSyyAQI/AAAAAAAAT9U/mOFG2XEwt5s/s1600-h/Community%252520Library%252520Museum%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img align="right" alt="Community Library Museum" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cW3AILv0s2o/VdEmNyF48nI/AAAAAAAAT9Y/Lm2ZinRecGo/Community%252520Library%252520Museum_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="150" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; float: right; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Community Library Museum" width="244" /></a>Aqui encontramos uma Colored Community Library Museum. Era uma biblioteca para negros. Funcionou ate 1963 quando a biblioteca principal da cidade foi integrada. O que mais encontraremos para negros. Nos brasileiros nao temos noção. Ja encontramos igrejas, bares, escolas, praias, lojas, bancos e agora biblioteca. Nunca vivemos essa situacao.No maximo nao frequentavamos os mesmos saloes de danca.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tf_yVFJTxOo/VdEmOYN0-UI/AAAAAAAAT9k/LmEBHrLAqwY/s1600-h/nTelos%252520Wireless%252520Pavilion%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img align="left" alt="nTelos Wireless Pavilion" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cLztR47-W1o/VdEmO6JGVPI/AAAAAAAAT9o/PTj7JBAY170/nTelos%252520Wireless%252520Pavilion_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="161" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 35px 0px 28px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="nTelos Wireless Pavilion" width="244" /></a>A cidade conta ainda com um pavilhao para atividades culturais, o "NTelos Wireless Pavilion". Ele tem capacidade para 3500 assentos cobertos e 3000 lugares no gramado. Parra Teatro e Sinfonica usam o de Norfolk.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Portsmouth abriga a maior base naval do mundo e eh usada para lancamento de foguetes.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Essa relação com o mar e navios continua a render dividendos. Construção de navios, base naval, comercio, porto de mar, marinas, estrada de ferro fazem parte do seu dia-a-dia. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Abraço,</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> Cida & Celso.</span><br />
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<br />VIVENDO NA ESTRADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123949644858798035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019477320823703617.post-37043979581597885662015-08-12T14:42:00.001-07:002015-08-15T14:59:36.684-07:00Virginia Beach e Chesapeak Bay Bridge Tunnel<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Ao entrarmos no estado da Virginia nos deparamos com mais uma barreira de ilhas como na Florida (Key West e as outras numerosas Keys). Mais extensos causeways (pontes sobre o mar), mangues, rios e riachos e aqui com tuneis submersos. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">A Hampton Roads é o nome dado a uma região da Virginia com 1,364 km<sup>2</sup> de area que é formada pelo James River onde ele se junta a Chesapeake Bay. Nessa baia também desaguam o Elizabeth River, Lafayette River e York River.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">A regiao é conhecida por forte presença militar (base naval da marinha, base de anfibios), porto livre de gelo, pela construção de navios.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">A Hampton Roads é servida por tres tuneis submersos e extensas pontes. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Um deles liga Virginia Beach a Eastern Shore, o segundo liga Norfolk a Hampton e o terceiro liga Newport News a Portmouth.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Primeiro visitamos Virginia Beach que é a maior cidade do estado. Tem uma população de 450 mil habitantes.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Situada na ponta do Golfo Stream onde aguas mornas comecam a se misturar com as aguas mais frias do norte que atraem peixes de muitas especies e os golfinhos. Todos os dias ele aparecem na costa.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">A presença de uma praia de areia fina e dourada, invernos amenos e verao ensolarado também atrai multidoes para viver ou passar ferias.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">São seis praias: Resort Strip Beach, North End Beach, Croatan, The Narrows, Chick's' Beach e Sand Beach.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">A Resort Beach tem calçadao e prédios de bom padrao. A maioria hoteis e condominios.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">No calcadao ha muitas obras de arte e monumentos. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Os que mais se destacam são o monumento naval dedicado a aviacao, a Lady Norueguesa e o Rei Netuno (enorme e envolto a seres do mar).</span> <br />
<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jMVbV_A95kY/Vcu9aVwHKtI/AAAAAAAATxs/NBjQr-Ba5Lk/s1600-h/DSC_0680%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0680" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HylZn3pdCww/Vcu9bI794tI/AAAAAAAATx0/7lNevkOtLXs/DSC_0680_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="238" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0680" width="337" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XtoLhoU-im4/Vcu9bt9FoMI/AAAAAAAATx8/7Yst_wRR9i0/s1600-h/lady%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="lady" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NA4kUGcAN54/Vcu9cDpp8FI/AAAAAAAATyE/vLSRw5kF6s0/lady_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="lady" width="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cXUBpmlDLR4/Vcu9cqboWrI/AAAAAAAAT2w/UVYVJD6s3GQ/s1600-h/DSC_0715-23.jpg"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cXUBpmlDLR4/Vcu9cqboWrI/AAAAAAAAT28/G4VakL07IMU/s1600-h/DSC_0715-21.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0715 (2)" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0BpF3mPfaVQ/Vcu9d5CYNXI/AAAAAAAATyc/22-jd0nX0rs/DSC_0715%252520%2525282%252529_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="242" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0715 (2)" width="328" /></a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">O posto da guarda costeira ali localizado hoje é um museu e foi construido um palco para shows formando uma pracinha a beiramar.</span> <br />
<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OgzX_TepEYs/Vcu9eE320kI/AAAAAAAATyo/gE7Ov6I5ut0/s1600-h/DSC_07043.jpg"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><img alt="DSC_0704" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GH1_2SeaaWc/Vcu9egwV-dI/AAAAAAAATys/ECpjyw1Uqxs/DSC_0704_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0704" width="244" /></span></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cPZoF1oTKYc/Vcu9fMYckAI/AAAAAAAATy4/3V6OYFNaPTQ/s1600-h/DSC_0699%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0699" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lhC2xiNqC2U/Vcu9fnj2KlI/AAAAAAAATzA/Tk_hyj42fJM/DSC_0699_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0699" width="244" /></a> <br />
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<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tBYxRyeGPN4/Vcu9gK03QZI/AAAAAAAATzI/zJouJhEkiKk/s1600-h/DSC_06893.jpg"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><img align="left" alt="DSC_0689" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8uRPSzanPGw/Vcu9gmNreeI/AAAAAAAATzM/qty5wopV_kg/DSC_0689_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: left; margin: 21px 32px 0px 34px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0689" width="244" /></span></a> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Nesta praia havia gente andando a cavalo com servico de guia.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Também estava havendo uma OcktoberFest. Havia cinco caminhoes de cerveja com dez torneiras cada.</span> <br />
<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hU_epUTKAEA/Vcu9hAAzjNI/AAAAAAAATzY/wtzx9sEsDxo/s1600-h/DSC_07093.jpg"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><img alt="DSC_0709" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XM0RMPtQBbM/Vcu9hir654I/AAAAAAAATzg/g1zrP-cieHw/DSC_0709_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0709" width="244" /></span></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CcNzTWx31GY/Vcu9iXzCqQI/AAAAAAAATzo/xC_w52Rahjo/s1600-h/DSC_07103.jpg"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><img alt="DSC_0710" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rHCAFFf_p4E/Vcu9i5wuAHI/AAAAAAAATzw/AxdEQAjkxmA/DSC_0710_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0710" width="244" /></span></a> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">A noite os clubes de musica e danca entram em açao. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">A maioria das artes culturais são desenvolvidas no Sandler Center for Performing Arts em Virginia Beach e no Wells Theater na cidade vizinha de Norfolks. Os concertos sao segurados em Chrysler Hall, tambèm em Norfolks</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">No forte ha um monumento que testemunha o local onde os primeiros colonizadores desembarcaram em 26 de abril de 1607.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Nas outras praias ha oferta de atividades como jet ski, parasail, pescaria de mar profundo, pescaria de siri, surf, bike, roller, apreciar golfinho.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">A cidade estabeleceu algumas normas para a pratica do surf como areas permitidas e horarios em determinadas datas.Tambem exige o uso da trela ( velcro preso a prancha para ser atacho ao tornozelo).</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Exploram em escala industrial a pesca do siri, o nosso azul. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">A 1,5km fica o Virginian Aquarium Marine Science Center e o Virginian Convention Center com arquitetura contemporanea.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>Em seguida </u>pegamos a Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel que leva ao Eastern shore onde fica Cape Charles uma pequena comunidade. Poderiamos prosseguir por terra e ir para o estado de Maryland mas nosso objetivo é atravessar e conhecer os tuneis e pontes.</span></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">O Chesapeak Bay Bridge Tunnel soma 37km de pontes e tuneis. Pagamos 19 dolares por carro. Dirigimos 19 km por uma ponte e fizemos uma parada o onde ha um trapiche, estacionamento e bar/restaurante. Apesar do vento as pessoas descem e havia gente pescando também. Seguimos e entramos no primeiro tunel de 1,6km sob o mar. Continuamos na ponte e em seguida passamos pelo segundo tunel e depois mais ponte ate chegar em terra na Fisher Island, Eastern shore. </span> <br />
<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-juUEtDgB1No/Vcu9mIwLC5I/AAAAAAAAT0o/3O4wbOAcQ-4/s1600-h/DSC_07313.jpg"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><img alt="DSC_0731" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GGtLZB9TGxc/Vcu9mri_fkI/AAAAAAAAT0s/npII4IqXcjo/DSC_0731_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0731" width="244" /></span></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DixFAKmKuTQ/Vcu9nPgcvxI/AAAAAAAAT04/_RYIrGbbYjE/s1600-h/DSC_07323.jpg"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><img alt="DSC_0732" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m0dcfEcGcRY/Vcu9nqWvorI/AAAAAAAAT08/p6fwgKLFdo0/DSC_0732_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0732" width="244" /></span></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JQRj8t7NWD4/Vcu9oD1MmII/AAAAAAAAT1I/o3qClxnWSjM/s1600-h/DSC_07373.jpg"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><img alt="DSC_0737" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7-GxokoO32E/Vcu9oqbU7tI/AAAAAAAAT1M/FTN8AtA8Kxw/DSC_0737_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0737" width="244" /></span></a> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">No tunel a pista é simples com mao dupla. No norte do canal as pontes são altissimas para dar passagem aos navios que eles constroem. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Dirigimos 16 km ate chegar em Cape Charles pequena comunidade que sauda seus visitantes com praias de areia fina, vista da Chesapeake Bay, marinas, resort, boutiques hotel e pousadas charmosas. As Casas vitorianas do periodo da construção da estrada de ferro estao bem preservadas. Os predios publicos e algumas poucas casas são de tijolo-a-vista vermelho. Varandas e colunas fazem parte da arquitetura.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Ha uma fabrica de concreto, a Bayshore Concret, fundada para produzir as estruturas das 17 milhas de comprimento da Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel que abriu em 1964.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Encontramos trem de carga, silos, plantação de algodao, feno.</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Voltamos pela ponte tunel para visitar Norfolk no dia seguinte. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Abraço,</span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> Cida e Celso.</span> <br />
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VIVENDO NA ESTRADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123949644858798035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019477320823703617.post-33972257715502717832015-08-03T22:10:00.001-07:002015-08-04T08:59:35.207-07:00Arlington Cemetery, Virginia<p><br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Washington, D.C e Arlington Cemetery são separados pelo Rio Topomac. Basta atravessar a ponte e já estamos na Virginia. Vamos falar do cemitério e em seguida falarei sobre o estado e seu papel na formação da nação.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HZuztjDvmDQ/VcBIQhXLikI/AAAAAAAATkE/2bLjfFUU3a0/s1600-h/mall3.jpg"><img title="mall" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="mall" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_A4vIPddC1o/VcBISKuqfvI/AAAAAAAATkM/hcHCEqYoEqk/mall_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="330"></a></span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">O Cemitério Nacional de Arlington, em Arlington, Virginia, é o mais conhecido e tradicional cemitério militar dos Estados Unidos, fundado no antigo terreno da Mansão Arlington. Ele se localiza em frente a Washington D.C., perto dos prédios do Pentágono.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">A Arlington House, também conhecida como Mansion Custis-Lee, era propriedade da família Custis, <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WzDN_C4RNHk/VcBISt5ThRI/AAAAAAAATkQ/tWoadU5HI4o/s1600-h/Arlington_House-3.jpg"><img title="Arlington_House &" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 7px 20px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Arlington_House &" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-U77bufmH8wI/VcBITZPc-XI/AAAAAAAATkY/gBcws5vRACc/Arlington_House-_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="331" align="left" height="173"></a>cuja viúva Marta Custis casou em segunda núpcias com o primeiro Presidente dos estados Unidos, George Washington. Ela teve quatro filhos com o Custis mas não teve filhos com o presidente George Washington. Robert Lee casou com a herdeira Mary Ann Randolph Custis em 1831 por isso ficou conhecida como Mansão Custis-Lee. Robert Lee era tenente e trinta anos mais tarde teve que tomar uma difícil decisão: aceitar a oferta do General Scott como comandante do Exercito da União ou renunciar a sua patente de tenente e se juntar aos Confederados para lutar por seu estado de origem. Ele ficou ao lado dos Federados e apos a guerra não voltou a morar no local. Sua propriedade de 200 acres foi transformada oficialmente em cemitério para militares americanos em 18 de junho de 1864 para garantir que apos a guerra ele não a reclamasse.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">O National Mall liga-se ao Arlington National Cemetery pela Arlington Memorial Bridge. Ela cruza o Rio Potomac conectando a Ilha de Columbia ao Lincoln Memorial levando ao Arlington National Cemetery de um lado e ao Lincoln Memorial no outro. Foi inspirada na Villa Borghese em Roma. É uma ponte elegante de nove arcos. Estatuas heróicas de Valor e Sacrifício representam As Artes da Guerra e ancoram a ponte no fim do Monumento de Washington.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eZWnuURWVSk/VcBIUNfuX0I/AAAAAAAATkk/Z000Rl7bCBE/s1600-h/DSC_04943.jpg"><img title="DSC_0494" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0494" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MhS0REWDoho/VcBIUuhimgI/AAAAAAAATko/3s8ieuuF_QM/DSC_0494_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GZQzFR-0l00/VcBIU8BBHwI/AAAAAAAATk0/HscO7us8nT4/s1600-h/DSC_04993.jpg"><img title="DSC_0499" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0499" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7I6ennuYqUE/VcBIVr_DFpI/AAAAAAAATk8/DBQFrxIY4h4/DSC_0499_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bQktKkKH_ZQ/VcBIWYD9rcI/AAAAAAAATlE/2-tvJEC07Hw/s1600-h/DSC_04973.jpg"><img title="DSC_0497" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0497" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--Qd11xfKfmM/VcBIXHMu7aI/AAAAAAAATlI/F0Ujjxnsjek/DSC_0497_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a></span> <br><br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">O primeiro monumento encontrado na entrada do cemitério é o Women in Miltary Service for American Memorial. É o único grande memorial nacional honrando as mulheres que serviram ou ainda prestam serviço militar desde a American Revolution ou Guerra da Independência (1775-1783). Esta situado na entrada do Arlington National Cemetery e foi inaugurado em 1995 e consagrado (dedicado) em 1997. Ele é formado de dois terraços, o Upper e o Lower. No Upper ha um arco com painéis de vidro onde estão gravados os nomes das homenageadas. Ele introduz luz natural no centro do Educacional Memorial. No Lower Terrace no centro da parede em semi-circulo ha um espelho d'água e court of valor (um tribunal que analisa mediante critérios estabelecidos o merecimento das homenagens). O Centro Educacional esta localizado atrás do semi-circulo e abriga o Hall of Honor, exhibit gallery, theater e Register (base de dados computadorizado).</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dbuuCGGE1qI/VcBIX_TZN_I/AAAAAAAATlQ/-JXoIWVxOoo/s1600-h/mulheres3.jpg"><img title="mulheres" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="mulheres" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bBlOzEqzJCI/VcBIYQsAPEI/AAAAAAAATlc/_llliwRn9Eo/mulheres_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="174"></a></span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">A escultura da U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial representa o evento mais dramático da Batalha de <span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CL_-KPplR3o/VcBIZAf2L1I/AAAAAAAATlk/kxOAybl8xys/s1600-h/ivo6.jpg"><img title="" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 9px 22px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lwWUwVFPC5I/VcBIZjk2V3I/AAAAAAAATlo/wwYT659HsUE/ivo_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="163"></a></span>Iwo Jima entre fevereiro e marco de 1945, durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Como resultado os Estados Unidos ganharam o controle da ilha japonesa e do seu espaço aéreo, ponto estratégico para avançar sobre o Japão. A foto dos 5 marinheiros americanos e uma enfermeira fixando a bandeira americana sobre o Monte Suribachi foi veiculada no mundo todo e depois foi usada para essa escultura de cobre. Ela foi inaugurada em 1954.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Tumulo do Soldado Desconhecido, é guardado dia e noite durante os<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-d0X6u0B-8tQ/VcBIaMIHYYI/AAAAAAAATl0/W3AiElKPgwY/s1600-h/original4.jpg"><img title="STF" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 18px 4px 0px 3px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="STF" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XQdzuO4ikgM/VcBIa3kuoXI/AAAAAAAATl8/TXIfiGwGFPQ/original_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="284" align="right" height="153"></a> 365 dias do ano por sentinelas selecionados no Terceiro Regimento de Infantaria dos Estados Unidos. São os melhores profissionais e eles tem ter peso e altura determinados e conhecimento teórico sobre a historia do Arlington National Cemetery. </span><br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">O tumulo fica a leste do Arlington Memorial Amphitheater e guarda os restos mortais do Soldado Desconhecido da Primeira e Segunda Guerras Mundiais e da Guerra da Koreia.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Este é o lugar de descanso final do Presidente John F.Kennedy, Jaqueline Kennedy Onnassis e seus <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nhL3rPJxDa0/VcBIbsN6BCI/AAAAAAAATmE/kpo2UGlZ6lg/s1600-h/J.F._Kennedy_Graves3.jpg"><img title="J.F._Kennedy_Graves" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 9px 21px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="J.F._Kennedy_Graves" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VsdJSzma-FM/VcBIcBQ5QCI/AAAAAAAATmI/VgDNoiJa1ZI/J.F._Kennedy_Graves_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="184"></a>dois filhos Patrick Bouvier Kennedy e John F. Kennedy Jr. Jack sofreu um aborto antes de ter os filhos. Patrick viveu dois dias. Caroline Bouvier Kennedy,a mais velha e única sobrevivente do clan, é advogada, escritora e editora. Em julho de 2013 foi nomeada Embaixadora dos Estados Unidos no Japao pelo Presidente Obama e empossada pelo Secretario de Estado John Kerry. Não ha um monumento para o Presidente Kennedy, apenas um tumulo rente ao chão com suas plantas preferidas, uma chama permanentemente acesa e uma vista privilegiada da cidade.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Arlington Memorial Amphiteater é um anfiteatro a céu aberto e é usado para encontros cívicos e exercícios em ocasiões como Memorial Day. Em 1874 foi construído de madeira. Em 1920 foi consagrado na atual forma. Próximo esta o tumulo do Soldado Desconhecido, inaugurado em 1921.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-K5aWObaVDtc/VcBIcnkpjgI/AAAAAAAATmU/GN1n_UWyVBI/s1600-h/anfi3.jpg"><img title="anfi" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="anfi" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zEnqVC1yxoQ/VcBIdTOUm_I/AAAAAAAATmY/V6vjFCEAu2s/anfi_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="263" height="185"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ndoSfKP6LEw/VcBId4WIXqI/AAAAAAAATmk/flTTOAOg48o/s1600-h/anfi13.jpg"><img title="anfi1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="anfi1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XDN303PtryQ/VcBIeRjR4fI/AAAAAAAATms/Sgamc_uYTs0/anfi1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="189"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MklTjluq234/VcBIfPcrm-I/AAAAAAAATm0/n1UvcjDV8o0/s1600-h/anfi24.jpg"><img title="anfi2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="anfi2" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisaaIq0f1T8vYcuhNgRyeCCu4h03OVXetx2RV3EFW3ryK5SOjclyiRT_FqrumbQA13KRnF_iXviBI3gbax3L_lfpd6JZ4SBN7xQwozaTP-NWwo8wHerkiIakXX7xx6qOOiC-NuLMeFC8jj/?imgmax=800" width="387" height="186"></a></span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Netherlands Carrillon, uma torre modernista de sinos, oferecida </span><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">pelo povo </span><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">da Holanda pela ajuda durante e apos a Segunda Guerra Mundial. O conjunto de 49 sinos foi presenteado pela Rainha Juliana em 1952. A Torre de aço foi dedicada em 1960. Ela é rodeada de canteiros de tulipas.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ESBkFJKZWRo/VcBIgRlko5I/AAAAAAAATnE/LXUEY0yyd8U/s1600-h/carri10.jpg"><img title="carri" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="carri" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FdXlo7KvXyI/VcBIhbEvGpI/AAAAAAAATnI/pmeb8b3465s/carri_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="269" height="203"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pTS1gE-nJbE/VcBIiTX-f3I/AAAAAAAATnU/FT7dOmfps_A/s1600-h/tulip13.jpg"><img title="tulip1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="tulip1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4iOgKFm92ao/VcBIi1rzKiI/AAAAAAAATnY/iagNx1JUvh4/tulip1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="257" height="202"></a></span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9CJy1ZNOgs0/VcBIjfLEkjI/AAAAAAAATnk/2Ulke_dY4Fw/s1600-h/The_Pentagon_US_Department_of_Defens.jpg"><img title="The_Pentagon_US_Department_of_Defense_building" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 16px 18px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="The_Pentagon_US_Department_of_Defense_building" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BQ-krmSsI1E/VcBIkGhE2GI/AAAAAAAATno/C04eq-BRC-o/The_Pentagon_US_Department_of_Defens%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="156"></a>Do Pentágono as campanhas militares da América tem sido dirigidas desde a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Concebido em 1941 como uma solução temporária para a constante falta de espaço para os funcionários militares, o Pentágono se consolidou como os 17 Departamentos de Guerra em um só. É a sede central para o Departamento de Defesa dos Estados Unidos. É o maior edificio do governo no mundo. Foi concluído em dois anos durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Já teve mais de 30 mil empregados durante a Guerra da Koreia. Hoje são 20 mil. <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--BysCGeHskc/VcBIk6tzerI/AAAAAAAATn0/UKAaehVn7YA/s1600-h/Pentagon_033.jpg"><img title="Pentagon_03" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 12px 1px 0px 10px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Pentagon_03" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OBoHIqeZeFc/VcBImAfgwiI/AAAAAAAATn8/c4cdQW5L5lQ/Pentagon_03_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="261" align="right" height="184"></a>Tem estacionamento para 9.500 carros. Ironicamente, os terroristas muçulmanos alvejaram o Pentágono durante os ataques de 11 de Setembro de 2001, exatamente sessenta anos apos o inicio do trabalho de sua construção (11 de setembro de 1940). The Pentagon Memorial foi aberto em 11 de setembro de 2008 para honrar as 184 pessoas que estavam no Vôo 77 da American Airlines e o Pentágono que sofreram o ataque em 11 de setembro de 2001. O monumento a céu aberto consiste de 184 bancos iluminados , dispostos pela idade de cada vitima de 03 a 71 anos. Cada banco esta gravado com o nome da vitima. Foram plantadas 85 arvores (mapples tree). O memoriam é aberto durante os sete dias da semana.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Amigos, George Washington, o primeiro presidente americano nasceu, passou toda sua vida e <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gxy5TLyfl0Y/VcBIm1mwlDI/AAAAAAAAToE/tpjv2JuYs24/s1600-h/cada-washington3.jpg"><img title="cada washington" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 19px 18px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="cada washington" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4FJGIkgHIMI/VcBIoKUV_qI/AAAAAAAAToM/PsGtqo2lwso/cada-washington_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="364" align="left" height="158"></a>morreu na Virginia. Ha uma casa e uma replica de um moinho em Mount Vernon a 28 km de Washington. Era a Plantation Woodlawn de 2 mil acres pertencente a deu pai. A casa foi construída pelo irmão em 1743 e herdada por ele. Foi a casa da família de Washington ate 1860 quando ela foi comprada pela Mount Vernont Ladies Association. Elas mantem a propriedade como um santuário. Washington foi enterrado no lado sudeste da propriedade. </span><br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N__gKyM99qI/VcBIo_HJ36I/AAAAAAAAToU/9AGrhQik7E0/s1600-h/Front_View_of_George_Washington_Masonic_National_Memorial%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="Front_View_of_George_Washington_Masonic_National_Memorial" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 12px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Front_View_of_George_Washington_Masonic_National_Memorial" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qTHRaBFbILg/VcBIpkL7bpI/AAAAAAAAToc/P18KxPkezo0/Front_View_of_George_Washington_Masonic_National_Memorial_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="167" align="right" height="244"></a>Vivendo nos arredores ele teve tempo e oportunidade para convencer os vizinhos de Georgetown, Maryland a venderem suas terras para o governo construir a nova capital, Washington, D.C.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Em Alexandria, a 15km de Washington, D.C., no lugar uma vez proposto para ser o capitol dos Estados Unidos, ha o Masonic National Memorial que preserva relíquias relacionadas a George Washington. Ele pertenceu a Maçonaria e o monumento foi pago por 3,2 milhões de maçons dos Estados Unidos.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"></span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"></span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">A região onde atualmente a Virgínia está localizada foi a primeira do país a ser colonizada pelos<span style="color: black"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana; color: black">britânicos</span><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana; color: black">. </span><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana; color: black">Jamestown</span><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana; color: black">, uma das cidades da Virgínia, foi o primeiro assentamento britânico permanente nas </span><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana; color: black">Américas</span><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana; color: black">, tendo sido fundado em </span><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana; color: black">1607</span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">.</span> </span><br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Jamestown, Williamsburg e Yorkton são três pequenas localidades no estado que formam um triangulo histórico americano.</span> <br><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nM-xNmRr2no/VcBIqIYA-EI/AAAAAAAATok/PfysCTMHnKY/s1600-h/Location_of_jamestown_virginia%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="Location_of_jamestown_virginia" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Location_of_jamestown_virginia" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0h4ltRusn8A/VcBIq7uETBI/AAAAAAAATos/6EqW_0bSaB4/Location_of_jamestown_virginia_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="283" height="253"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zjO1A8DM9OM/VcBIrW-GrZI/AAAAAAAATo0/OHHmIJ8QSgk/s1600-h/map%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="map" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="map" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CRV4N0wb4oE/VcBIsh2lBbI/AAAAAAAATo8/WMiC7jjt5cI/map_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="389" height="251"></a> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Jamestown comemorou 400 anos em 2007. Novas instalações foram construídas, exibições <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aAsGihNp7nk/VcBItEWgDiI/AAAAAAAATpE/ZnehxeZGHCc/s1600-h/Visitors-Center%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Visitors-Center" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 4px 22px 0px 10px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Visitors-Center" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yyIIRSIS3mo/VcBItssC5yI/AAAAAAAATpI/TuD8JUXnF3o/Visitors-Center_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="196"></a>ampliadas e as descobertas foram apresentadas. Hoje todos tem acesso a historia de Jamestown e podem verificar como esta paisagem era diferente em 1607.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">No dia 20 de dezembro de 1606, 107 homens liderados pelo capitão John Smith, deixaram a Inglaterra e velejaram através do Oceano Atlântico chegando na Virginia em abril de 1607.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Negociaram com índios, estabeleceram o primeiro assentamento inglês e formaram a Colônia da Virginia, a primeira colônia inglesa na América. Jamestown foi a capital da Virginia ate 1699 quando ela foi transferida para Williamsburg.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Seu nome homenageou o Rei James I, rei da Inglaterra, que patrocinou a viagem e ofereceu garantias a um grupo chamado Virginia Company of London.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">O Rei James estava cansado de ver os espanhóis voltarem para a Espanha com os navios abarrotados de ouro e outras riquezas.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XALewduPaJ4/VcBIuNvRvGI/AAAAAAAATpU/UoFCx6yiPQ0/s1600-h/View_of_James_Town_Island%25252C_Captain_John_Smith_Statue%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="View_of_James_Town_Island,_Captain_John_Smith_Statue" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 13px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="View_of_James_Town_Island,_Captain_John_Smith_Statue" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-u1K9d4XKo0I/VcBIuvEqTuI/AAAAAAAATpY/K9keKfGCcJo/View_of_James_Town_Island%25252C_Captain_John_Smith_Statue_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="right" height="184"></a>Entre sucessos e derrotas o assentamento sobreviveu. Enfrentaram problemas de falta de comida, os valentes mosquitos que adoravam um sangue novo e causavam-lhes problemas de saúde e morte, os índios inicialmente amigáveis mas depois que se aperceberam das intenções dos colonizadores passaram a lhes fazer oposição.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Em 1612 o inglês John Rolfe cruzou o tabaco da Virginia com um tabaco mais doce da Ilha Trinidad e o novo tabaco salvou a economia da colônia.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">John Rolfe casou com a índia Pocahontas, filha do chefe Powhatan.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hhb7lX1kCSo/VcBIvb9t4LI/AAAAAAAATpk/XzrsiXzYY6M/s1600-h/casas%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="casas" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 23px 0px 11px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="casas" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0DaD-7l_PCQ/VcBIwDLtmKI/AAAAAAAATpo/po2T22BgITw/casas_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="184"></a>1619 foi o ano de ouro para Jamestown. A companhia da Virginia ordenou que criassem um governo, a Casa dos Burgueses, que fez as leis para a colônia e depois serviu de modelo para os estados americanos. Neste mesmo ano chegaram mulheres e os primeiros escravos. Eles foram trazidos por um navio holandês e vendidos em troca de mercadorias. Provavelmente, vinham da costa da África. Não se sabe ao certo como os escravos ou servants (criados) vieram. A maioria dos servants tinha um contrato que determinava que eles trabalhariam por um determinado tempo por comida e roupa e que esgotado o prazo estipulado ficariam livres para começar sua própria vida na colônia.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Por volta de 1622 os índios Powhaton perceberam que perderiam suas terras para os invasores e começaram a atacar suas plantações <span style="background-color: white">e a se enfrentar com eles</span>.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dvH4_agzKh0/VcBIwt6c11I/AAAAAAAATp0/vtZePy7kSug/s1600-h/arq%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="arq" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 14px 0px 13px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="arq" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ToCyz9RqAr0/VcBIxb8WLLI/AAAAAAAATp4/eFLUTB2WzPQ/arq_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="right" height="164"></a>Em 1676 Jamestown foi destruída durante a Revolução de Bacon. Essa rebelião ajudou a diminuir o poder dos <span style="background-color: white">colonizadores</span> ricos e a torna-los mais independentes do Rei da Inglaterra.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Apos a destruição de 1676 os assentados reconstruíram a cidade e a tornaram sua capital. Em 1698 ela foi arrasada por um incêndio e não foi reconstruída. Em 1699 mudaram a capital para Williamsburg que fica a 11km de Jamestown.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Mas a área continuou a desempenhar seu papel nos eventos americanos. </span><br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Durante a Guerra da Independência (1775-1783) foi estabelecido um posto militar.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Durante a Guerra Civil (1861-1865) os Confederados construíram um forte que ajudou a impedir o avanço da união ao longo do Rio James.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Jamestowm também contribuiu como modelo para a atual Assembléia da Virginia quando instituiu a Casa dos Burgueses.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Hoje Jamestown é historia. Arqueologistas estudam a terra onde a cidade existiu. Por quase duzentos anos historiadores acreditaram que o Fort James havia sido levado pelas águas do Rio James. Em 1994, arqueologistas da Associação para Preservação da Virginia (APVA) começaram a cavar e encontraram três paredes do forte soterradas. Também encontraram artefatos da primeira metade do século XVI. Os estudos continuam.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Hoje, a associação (APVA) e o Nacional Park Service administram a área Jamestown. Turistas podem visitar a área conhecida como New Town e participar de um tour guiado ao lugar de pesquisa arqueológica e laboratório.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">O Nacional Park Service também administra a segunda capital da Virginia, Williamsburg (1699-1799) e Yorktow onde ocorreu a batalha final da Revolução Americana e uma batalha da Guerra Civil (1862).</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Trata-se de locais com pequenas populações mas carregados de valor histórico. Jamestown hoje tem apenas três mil habitantes. </span><br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"></span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"></span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Seguimos para Williamsburg.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Williamsburg tem 15000 habitantes.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Esta localizada no sudeste da Virginia entre os rios James e York. Foi capital da Virginia de 1699, quando foi renomeada em honra do Rei William III ate 1799, quando Richmond tornou-se a capital.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Do imponente palácio do governo, sob o domínio britânico, ao capitule onde uma bem sucedida votação iniciou a Independência Americana, os edifícios de tijolos-a-vista mostram o passado, presente e futuro.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">A maior parte da cidade tem sido reconstruída. Os edifícios ficaram abandonados por longo tempo mas uma iniciativa de Rockeffeller Junior e sua esposa, Abby, que criaram uma fundação, doaram dinheiro e estimularam outros a participar da iniciativa. Hoje ela fervilha. Os moradores usam roupas do século XVIII, refazem as discussões da época e incitam os visitantes a participar.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Primeiro assistimos ao filme "The Patriot". A seguir visitamos o palácio e ao longo da rua principal <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3i5EeaR3ifQ/VcBIyCp4GJI/AAAAAAAATqE/h0D2lbVocjk/s1600-h/tirar%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="tirar" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 9px 23px 0px 12px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="tirar" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MsrfTCX01eI/VcBIyi8oJrI/AAAAAAAATqI/z2oHD4eSA7w/tirar_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="165"></a>fomos encontrando as personagens no mercado, tavernas, farmácias, salão de chá. Vimos uma exposição de armas do período com instrução ao vivo.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Na rua agentes, espiões, povo se comunicavam por sinais, personagens parecendo ser o que não eram. Era o clima de guerra, ao vivo. Para interagir os personagens deveriam se identificar com uma bandana dos Amigos da Liberdade ou dos Loyalistas.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gnguVlAPz5g/VcBIzOzTODI/AAAAAAAATqU/CGvcKemnb7c/s1600-h/sep-10-088%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="sep-10-088" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 13px 0px 11px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="sep-10-088" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-077HHXU0gFM/VcBI1Z6KPBI/AAAAAAAATqc/8_zcVirkYHU/sep-10-088_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="right" height="184"></a>Os afro-americanos representavam mais da metade da população, incluindo escravos e negros livres. Eles colaboraram em ambos os lados e tem bastante a dizer sobre a Great Hopes Plantation, a Peyton Randolf House e a Guerra da Independência.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">O programa diurno encerra com a simulação da Batalha de Williamsburg.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pE3qnebAjtI/VcBI1-upQnI/AAAAAAAATqk/aVKZSdcKyQE/s1600-h/coloni9%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="coloni9" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="coloni9" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SeU11BpEXe4/VcBI2_oYzxI/AAAAAAAATqo/ix5X6kDqzZA/coloni9_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="298" height="178"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xd7NF7oW230/VcBI3QsU_TI/AAAAAAAATq0/WmPBZsItdrI/s1600-h/Colonial_Williamsburg_%2525282463494327%252529%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Colonial_Williamsburg_(2463494327)" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Colonial_Williamsburg_(2463494327)" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MwWSXy5slIo/VcBI4FGBhMI/AAAAAAAATq4/Ayi4ISOfi0g/Colonial_Williamsburg_%2525282463494327%252529_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="256" height="181"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DmCoBOwTzoY/VcBI4gBEGMI/AAAAAAAATrE/L9ee9MwIvDg/s1600-h/Colonial_Williamsburg_Thomas_Jefferson_Reenactment_DSCN7269%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="Colonial_Williamsburg_Thomas_Jefferson_Reenactment_DSCN7269" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Colonial_Williamsburg_Thomas_Jefferson_Reenactment_DSCN7269" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1QMfS8Jnz_A/VcBI5abDmbI/AAAAAAAATrI/MmXrAhfvIMU/Colonial_Williamsburg_Thomas_Jefferson_Reenactment_DSCN7269_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Para o programa noturno precisa-se de um ticket adicional. eles vão de musica, dança, jogos, shows a tours de almas assombradas.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">As tavernas servem comidas similares as que George Washington, Thomas Jefferson e Patrick Henry gostavam. Os dois primeiros foram generais e se tornaram presidentes dos Estados Unidos. </span><br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">A cidade também participou da Guerra Civil mas se especializou na Guerra da Independência.</span> <br><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jR8ys2vM4TE/VcBI6KKVp1I/AAAAAAAATrU/qBQ-GubVnhA/s1600-h/1993%252520002%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="1993 002" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="1993 002" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-afAylZL1SG0/VcBI68PBFMI/AAAAAAAATrY/otx7lnT1xTs/1993%252520002_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="285" height="197"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cG93gWNauug/VcBI7Y-SA2I/AAAAAAAATrk/_bxJHb5H_rc/s1600-h/Yorktown-Victory-Center-artillery%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img title="Yorktown-Victory-Center-artillery" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Yorktown-Victory-Center-artillery" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FpIg0EahPfc/VcBI75p9MBI/AAAAAAAATro/uxM-iHsinic/Yorktown-Victory-Center-artillery_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="234" height="194"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pXPbSw1yJcU/VcBI8X1ygxI/AAAAAAAATr0/itThNy6fHtM/s1600-h/aaaa%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="aaaa" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="aaaa" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdv_3i1oeAweolw5WRRoo4pSb9N_j6FLG4nj7sJ8Ig9DOflBycb1EfpHCjnzB1jKZBdWWdxtr8jOPVbbaQvrRyyUc4vhQZZ3Hrz_69qoKBKT6RM9OD3azkr4vAJj2Jz7Wsq1UAeF4e2qHX/?imgmax=800" width="267" height="196"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NmF7kPqEcZ0/VcBI9r9zD6I/AAAAAAAATsE/vfXy0JL5S08/s1600-h/cannon-fire-shutterstock%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="cannon-fire-shutterstock" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="cannon-fire-shutterstock" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUaHG6DSzat2houn9pxuHl2lyKPI1iBLgpyCD-MtYbvH9zQB_OfUJwQEUiQ-fsFv2WqUsUgVJrHJq3B_mZnJAXtDm0WFh_Q37W4GYrJJ7BiRDnc3oHBSopueCP0l7d9WV-NTXyPLDrS8uU/?imgmax=800" width="269" height="186"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Q_Z5uubzglg/VcBI-mxh_nI/AAAAAAAATsQ/7xm6Jhr04l0/s1600-h/watch-the-demonstrations%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="watch-the-demonstrations" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="watch-the-demonstrations" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PWEAWEFoncw/VcBI_FCqkrI/AAAAAAAATsY/N86kkkUikKk/watch-the-demonstrations_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="249" height="184"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v_Ei5Kr0a2M/VcBI_n5khtI/AAAAAAAATsk/zpj-RfJNUVc/s1600-h/Reenactment-Colonial-Williamsburg-by-Sara-Kendall%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Reenactment-Colonial-Williamsburg-by-Sara-Kendall" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Reenactment-Colonial-Williamsburg-by-Sara-Kendall" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GkDrL8KqQqs/VcBJAD_uklI/AAAAAAAATso/5AWv2CLVGQY/Reenactment-Colonial-Williamsburg-by-Sara-Kendall_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="283" height="180"></a> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Deixando-se essa área encontra-se o Art Museum of Colonial Williamsburg, o Abby Aldrich Rockeffeller Folk Art Museum, a casa da família Rockeffeller e o College William&Mary.</span> <br><span style="font-family: verdana"><span style="font-size: medium">O College William&Mary foi fundado por Royal Charter em 1693 e é a segunda mais antiga faculdade do pais. Tem uma historia de artes livres e um crescente curriculum dedicado a pesquisa. É considerada a primeira "Publica IVY". Primeira instituição estadual que oferece educação superior de custo bem abaixo da privada, <i>IVY League School como Harward, Princepton e Yale. Embora mantenha o nome de College, ela é uma pequena universidade que oferece graduação em em </i>vários campos (artes&ciências, business administration, educação, direito e ciência marítima). Graduou três presidentes americanos: Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe e John Tyler. </span></span><br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rkVAUOaCO2E/VcBJAgB96hI/AAAAAAAATs0/n1xIwPx-dU4/s1600-h/AARmus01%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="AARmus01" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="AARmus01" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yo7nejNwy_4/VcBJBaDJy4I/AAAAAAAATs4/7TvchmfxR68/AARmus01_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="315" height="210"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i_N1flbn4_8/VcBJB9CDtyI/AAAAAAAATtE/qAjgsb3zt3Y/s1600-h/John_D._Rockefeller_Jr._Library%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="John_D._Rockefeller_Jr._Library" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="John_D._Rockefeller_Jr._Library" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Gce1WlOLDk8/VcBJCrVfZUI/AAAAAAAATtM/QCKkVTVTVWM/John_D._Rockefeller_Jr._Library_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="275" height="212"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitps2FgN0a3ODsn8OoqsgIXecbWVZBFBIQZTPEsmRMhGnulbgST3qOS3QDJ37bf7nREszSL6zL-yGnalQboyEDoOkuFNtCNTsKqotulZfgdPVEGCRWzWcb0AXo4RpTrC7KiV8N6tEqneS/s1600-h/Rear_view_of_the_Wren_Building%25252C_College_of_William_%252526_Mary_in_Williamsburg%25252C_Virginia%25252C_USA_%2525282008-04-23%252529%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Rear_view_of_the_Wren_Building,_College_of_William_&_Mary_in_Williamsburg,_Virginia,_USA_(2008-04-23)" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Rear_view_of_the_Wren_Building,_College_of_William_&_Mary_in_Williamsburg,_Virginia,_USA_(2008-04-23)" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-V3Jie3pOvq0/VcBJD7G3DuI/AAAAAAAATtY/hoikXyW7udY/Rear_view_of_the_Wren_Building%25252C_College_of_William_%252526_Mary_in_Williamsburg%25252C_Virginia%25252C_USA_%2525282008-04-23%252529_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="271" height="213"></a></span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">A cidade conta com duas livrarias com muito material sobre as duas guerras (Independência e Guerra Civil) e uma infinidade de outros títulos. Nesta região não é comum encontrar brasileiros. Mas mesmo assim ouvimos português. Enquanto eu curtia os títulos na livraria Celso estava de conversa com um casal. Tiveram uma conferencia em Washington e fizeram o tour por conta própria. Fernanda e Luiz visitaram nosso Jamboree, trocamos e-mails e continuamos em contato. Também ha muitos hotéis pois o movimento de turistas é grande.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">A cidade ainda conta o Centro Comercial Pottery que tem as lojas com frontões e situa-se numa antiga olaria de 1938. Vende vasos, obras de arte, arranjos, flores, produtos de halloween, natal e jardim. E tem também uma sessão de comidas importadas e vinhos. Estão hasteadas as bandeiras dos EUA, Canadá, México e Suíça. E o outlet Premium.</span> <br><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-12eJUME5uaE/VcDhWUiEOfI/AAAAAAAATwI/Nb02OarQbIA/s1600-h/The_Williamsburg_Pottery%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="The_Williamsburg_Pottery" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="The_Williamsburg_Pottery" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GcQMFRhVINs/VcDhWwtYbfI/AAAAAAAATwQ/Dj55pJfe7B4/The_Williamsburg_Pottery_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="163"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WpP7oqXBZuo/VcDhXYpOeMI/AAAAAAAATwY/WykXOB_5CqI/s1600-h/Pottery1-sized%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Pottery1-sized" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Pottery1-sized" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZ-cgN5VwFGCnNQY8NcGPF5JkEfMEGj0ydsTjzncow8MDDH2-Ebdws-1cCP3sj6H68LWwkVQ_AIdQbjo1exwQAfadU-WQOICDkyUCScr0g1LnPcU4w8jTK7LXdIel3N0LNvuOY_QsPTZx/?imgmax=800" width="423" height="149"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uqov0tQ-Kzk/VcDhYr8vH1I/AAAAAAAATwo/WcUm-eewp_s/s1600-h/potery%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="The Williamsburg Pottery" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="The Williamsburg Pottery" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JsibKV8jGVY/VcDhZIfTQqI/AAAAAAAATws/WpPBsGU5oZE/potery_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164"></a><br></p> <p><br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Partimos para a ultima etapa do triangulo. </span><br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Yorktown é lembrada como o lugar onde o Lord Cornwallis rendeu-se ao General George Washington pondo fim a Revolução Americana (1775-1783). Mas mesmo antes da luta pela independência, a pequena vila foi um movimentado e prospero porto de rio, com saída para o mar, no século XVIII. Foi estabelecido em 1691 pelo Act of Ports.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Yorktown também testemunhou a Guerra Civil ativamente. Suas fortificações impediram o ataque do exercito da União durante a Campanha da Península em 1862.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Hoje, yorktown com Williamsburg e Jamestown faz parte do Parkway Colonial.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">A pequena vila de 195 habitantes preserva algumas residências coloniais que assistiram ao cerco de 1781, inclusive a casa de Thomas Nelson Junior que foi um dos que assinaram a Declaração de Independência.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">O campo de batalha é mantido pelo Colonial National Historical Park.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">A histórica rua principal é alinhada com casas preservadas, pequenas lojas e um passeio pavimentado a Beira Rio.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Yorktown também é casa para as escunas Alliance e Serenity que oferecem tours.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r9pVxh3ldaU/VcBJElnsckI/AAAAAAAATtk/TfmDw6XJDwM/s1600-h/alliance%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="alliance" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="alliance" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IfChHZuJEWs/VcBJFUCHGAI/AAAAAAAATts/Sfe8X2inPbc/alliance_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cpbBllkkTv8/VcBJGKXfELI/AAAAAAAATt0/UG4-j_15dNg/s1600-h/Captain-Mayhem-11%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Captain-Mayhem-11" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Captain-Mayhem-11" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TXQpJKuGQlw/VcBJG-9syvI/AAAAAAAATt8/PmFbHPrIs48/Captain-Mayhem-11_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wpNif5aqyK4/VcBJH8KQw7I/AAAAAAAATuE/TCCxMLiGlGk/s1600-h/serenity%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="serenity" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="serenity" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kbaJGADSM8M/VcBJInNYhSI/AAAAAAAATuI/kHOb5xj7tqM/serenity_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="382" height="165"></a></span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">O Yorktown Victory Center relata as lutas da América pela independência ate a formação da nova nação. Um filme fala a estória da era da nova nação. Outro fala a estória da Revolução do ponto de vista das pessoas que a viveram. </span><br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Na histórica Yorktown toma-se conhecimento da batalha pivot da Revolucao Americana, quando o exercito britânico se rendeu aos aliados, exercito francês e americano, liderados pelo General George Washington.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UoQFBvUyJ10/VcBJI1wVdrI/AAAAAAAATuU/51v9I6-GXos/s1600-h/DSC_0933%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0933" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 33px 0px 19px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0933" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YBrWKmRv1a4/VcBJJgz7PxI/AAAAAAAATuc/fVLYiFKKhCo/DSC_0933_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="165"></a></span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Nesta Beira Rio ha uma praia de areia branca. Uma ponte liga Yorktown a Gloucester. Passa um troley (bondinho) que transporta os visitantes aos pontos turísticos.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Yorktown tornou-se um porto para exportação de tabaco no século XVI apos ele tornar-se a "erva dourada" mais lucrativa da Virginia para exportar. Naquela tempo, a margem alta de Yorktown era coroada com bonitas casas de tijolo-a-vista, propriedades de proprietários de navios que enviavam as exportações da Virginia através de Yorktown para agentes na Inglaterra e Escócia.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">A paz de Yorktown acabou repentinamente no verão de 1781, quando o general Cornwallis entrou com seu exercito britânico de 8.300 homens no porto de Yorkton para estabelecer um base naval britânica.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">No final de setembro, as forcas americanas e francesas cercaram Cornwallis. Apos 3 semanas de cerco, as quais haviam exaurido a munição das forcas britânicas, devastado suas defesas e estraçalhado sua artilharia, Cornwallis se rendeu.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M2oI7Z5EchA/VcBJKBMR5yI/AAAAAAAATuk/UnLV1AFjQmI/s1600-h/yorktown-victory-monument3.jpg"><img title="yorktown victory monument" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 26px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="yorktown victory monument" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9qpiZJkRiIM/VcBJK3GEyXI/AAAAAAAATus/-IgdAFzQyFs/yorktown-victory-monument_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="184"></a>Hoje, Yorktown preserva as fortificações militares de barro e os parapeitos do século XVIII. Sinais indicam os lugares das forcas britânicas, francesas e americanas. Também preservou o campo de rendição, onde as forcas britânicas baixaram suas armas para os vitoriosos americanos e franceses. Entre os campos de batalha fica o histórico momento da vitória de Yorktown.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">A localidade hoje conta com 195 habitantes (cento e noventa e cinco). Mas pelo valor histórico esta preservada e os investimentos continuam. Quem não valoriza seu passado não vislumbra seu futuro. Ha farto material elucidativo a venda nas três localidades e muita informação no local. É excitante ter acesso a informação da origem dos Estados Unidos. Elas dizem bastante sobre o Brasil também.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wNx77DuYvdk/VcBJLhK_BtI/AAAAAAAATuw/Xmqsm_rsOag/s1600-h/DSC_0935%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0935" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0935" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hp5YgNLEWlo/VcBJMLreKWI/AAAAAAAATu4/3qvBslQvCxw/DSC_0935_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="215" height="161"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cHTQv91paPw/VcBJMmkY8gI/AAAAAAAATvE/RlFdeVEpoWE/s1600-h/DSC_0941%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0941" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0941" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t42FD1hpiZE/VcBJNLS-EiI/AAAAAAAATvM/pQ3cunKpAbA/DSC_0941_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="216" height="161"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sLl7zXV__68/VcBJNkC-wrI/AAAAAAAATvU/bSqHvtkioZc/s1600-h/DSC_0952%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0952" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0952" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PV18LCXgbWk/VcBJORHWFYI/AAAAAAAATvY/UZPRrjMCc3g/DSC_0952_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="223" height="158"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hznCXLVoEx4/VcBJPI6eE2I/AAAAAAAATvk/-2bBektZSm4/s1600-h/DSC_0954%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0954" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0954" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VLDebO9fSME/VcBJP9MjTBI/AAAAAAAATvs/x22sQTvIz3g/DSC_0954_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="223" height="158"></a></span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Como podemos observar a Virginia é peça chave na historia dos Estados Unidos. Foi a primeira colônia inglesa. Foi sua capital em varias ocasiões. Foi uma das Treze Colônias que se rebelaram contra o domínio britânico durante a Guerra da Independência. Esta Guerra terminou na Virginia. Durante a Guerra Civil quando os Estados Unidos foi dividido em União e Federado, a capital Federada foi Richmond, que fica no estado. A Guerra Civil oficialmente terminou quando a principal forca confederada, liderada pelo Tenente Robert Lee, rendeu-se em Appomattox, Virginia. O estado da Virginia providenciou oito presidentes americanos: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madson, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, ZaccaryTaylor e Woodrow Wilson.</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana">Ate a próxima,</span> <br><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: verdana"> Cida e Celso</span></p> VIVENDO NA ESTRADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123949644858798035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019477320823703617.post-4056485789667249502015-07-30T06:39:00.001-07:002015-07-30T19:52:04.535-07:00Washington – Distrito de Columbia<p> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Washington, D.C., a capital dos Estados Unidos, coexiste com o Distrito de Columbia, um distrito federal no Rio Potomac na fronteira dos estados da Virginia e Maryland. Fundado em 1790 durante a presidência de George Washington, a cidade foi planejada pelo arquiteto e soldado, nascido em Paris, Pierre Charles L'Enfant, (1754-1825) e construída para ser a capital. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Presidente Washington selecionou uma área de 10 milhas quadradas em ambos lados do Rio Potomac. A parte norte cedida por Maryland e a parte sul cedida pela Virginia. Mais tarde a parte da Virginia foi devolvida ao estado e o "Território de Columbia" tornou-se a cidade de Washington. L'Enfant inspirou-se nos jardins de Versalhes. Ele selecionou o Capitol Hill (Parlamento) como ponto principal e projetou largas avenidas que irradiam como do centro de um circulo sem formar ruas retangulares. Embora seu plano final tenha sido alterado o objetivo principal de amplas avenidas a perder de vista combinado com monumentais edifícios foram alcançados e fazem da capital uma cidade única entre as cidades americanas. Lembra a megalomania do Louis XIV ( 1638-1715) e do Hitler (1889-1945). E do arquiteto L'Enfant (1754-1825). Dos homens, enfim, que com suas obras gigantescas se tornam formigas diante delas. É claro que é lindo. Muitas praças verdes, arvores, rotulas, monumentos descomunais e monumentais edifícios. Tudo no superlativo. Já havia estado em Washington antes e isso deveria diminuir o impacto mas não foi dessa vez. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oHP6J72AaX8/Vboni5ZXNdI/AAAAAAAATNM/I3k2hDIG8jw/s1600-h/mall15.jpg"><img title="051123-N-2383B-006" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="051123-N-2383B-006" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-98-A4qDa9Zg/VbonjpnQMhI/AAAAAAAATNQ/eLhPtxe72SM/mall1_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="300" height="226"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WzYHQKGxPNU/VbonkVwxVwI/AAAAAAAATNc/bz1oEC-Pmi4/s1600-h/mall25.jpg"><img title="mall2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="mall2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v8yujXHK-2I/Vbonk3tBLXI/AAAAAAAATNg/ROPz-sMCRbg/mall2_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="281" height="228"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zLDzoymsqkU/VbonlrvhnYI/AAAAAAAATNs/qLBzt7doyiA/s1600-h/mall36.jpg"><img title="mall3" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="mall3" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iS4DcL8G8VM/VbonmLblnDI/AAAAAAAATNw/LVELse92X6I/mall3_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="280" height="228"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Em 1800 a capital foi oficialmente transferida da Filadélfia para Washington. No dia 24 de agosto de 1814, durante a Guerra de 1812-1815, os britânicos tomaram a cidade e em poucos dias queimaram todos os prédios públicos exceto o combinado Correio/Departamento de Patentes. Em 1817 a Casa Branca estava reconstruída e em 1819, o capitol. A população cresceu rapidamente. Em 1840 eram 44 mil; em 1860, 75 mil. Hoje é de 752 mil habitantes sendo que 2/3 deles trabalha para o governo federal. Qualquer semelhança com Brasília é/não é mera coincidência?! </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Como L'Enfant planejou, Washington tem vasta área de parques e praças, círculos e espaços abertos. Alem de importante centro do governo federal ele também tornou-se um centro cultural com muitos museus, galerias de arte, bibliotecas, santuários, igrejas e monumentais edifícios. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Em primeiro lugar precisei aprender o que era o National Mall, porque Mall pra mim é centro comercial, é shopping. Mas nesse contexto quer dizer Passeio Nacional. É um enorme parque, o Parque Nacional, localizado em Washington D.C. O termo National Park agrega as áreas pertencentes ao West Potomak Park e ao Constitution Gardens e ocasionalmente toda a área entre o Lincoln Memorial e o Capitolio dos Estados. Em 15 de outubro de 1966, o National Mall foi incluído no Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos. </font> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bgwZXdQfpnY/VbrhHm7tnYI/AAAAAAAAThk/SlLD56F3QMc/s1600-h/mall3.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bgwZXdQfpnY/VbrhHm7tnYI/AAAAAAAAThs/u7s28WRJVqo/s1600-h/mall1.jpg"><img title="mall" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="mall" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dBPxZLZTmWk/Vbonn3C3avI/AAAAAAAATOQ/bq959K7C7uk/mall_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="353" height="182"></a></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ca-8P1Zjnts/VbrhJG2vLII/AAAAAAAATh4/STW9ubmEwqU/s1600-h/DSC_0479%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0479" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0479" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AvNRhau63G4/VbrhJ2t3wLI/AAAAAAAATiA/aoFsqxKYNnA/DSC_0479_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="265" height="188"></a></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FLlqV3ohp1Y/VbonqQY3XcI/AAAAAAAATiI/T-I7qviCKMg/s1600-h/DSC_04533.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FLlqV3ohp1Y/VbonqQY3XcI/AAAAAAAATiU/lZKuSP7g40Y/s1600-h/DSC_045311.jpg"><img title="DSC_0453" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0453" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-csM4eU7sUbc/Vbonre_nN6I/AAAAAAAATPE/0pFrKnylnFw/DSC_04531_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="269" height="190"></a></font></a> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A pedra fundamental do Capitol (Parlamento) foi lançada em 1793, em 1800 a ala norte estava pronta e o Congresso mudou-se da Filadélfia para Washington. Durante a Guerra de 1812 ele foi destruído e teve que ser reconstruído. Em 1863 apos varias ampliações o domo mais alto foi concluído. Ele é de ferro fundido, uma obra de engenharia do século XIX. Cem anos depois a ala leste foi ampliada mas as características do edifício foram mantidas. No topo do domo do capitol figura a estatua da Liberdade. Ela foi colocada durante a Guerra Civil em 1863. Trata-se da figura de uma mulher com seu vestido esvoacante sendo que sua mão direita segura uma espada embainhada e a direita segura uma grinalda e empunha um escudo. Sua cabeça é coberta com um capacete circulado de estrelas e no topo ha uma águia americana. Na frente do capitol ha um monumento com a estatua de Ulysses S. Grant (18th Presidente dos U.S.) e no lado esquerdo o U.S. Botânico Garden com uma coleção permanente de plantas. </font> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TrlqQzKTzHo/VbonsO4_u6I/AAAAAAAATPQ/N3PzesdnhsM/s1600-h/DSC_04245.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="DSC_0424" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0424" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eJT4vRaAmUA/VbonsimwtCI/AAAAAAAATPU/wz19Wjw3OUU/DSC_0424_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="334" height="245"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-H5cI8RRQS7o/VbontG8rFaI/AAAAAAAATPg/RufqVcLWYIw/s1600-h/Monument_to_Grant-23.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="Monument_to_Grant (2)" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Monument_to_Grant (2)" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HN8RDM4nr4Y/VbontiXe_zI/AAAAAAAATPk/4e5YazfhhVo/Monument_to_Grant-2_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CE5jcgGm8Uw/VbonuJNujHI/AAAAAAAATPw/TRqSN0mqiLw/s1600-h/botanic13.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="botanic1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="botanic1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--GSUrXTKLa4/VbonuusaR2I/AAAAAAAATP0/iWQTYaUzPw8/botanic1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="345" height="243"></font></a> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Passarei a falar de alguns dos inúmeros museus e instituições que fazem parte do National Mall: </font> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vovEIhKJ2ng/VbonvI7hljI/AAAAAAAATQA/jGvqJmyZPUE/s1600-h/Smithsonian3.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="Smithsonian" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 21px 0px 12px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Smithsonian" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA78VvSFUqln25Rh3lRv4S8rmtJv9u6ycu9vfbaaim3yb-P-3IEWErBiElIt0QGIGM51trxqwzDh5uoM9uNRuRHzGXXPus5Tk197IXt20GJO9xU92GR3wxOUHikvzSRblzt5yWkFD_Xq67/?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="149"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana">The Smithsonian Institution é carinhosamente chamado "Nation's Attic", o "Sotao da Nação" e foi fundado em 1846 com a condição de James Smithson, um cientista inglês que nunca esteve nos Estados Unidos. Ele doou toda a sua fortuna aos EUA para fundar em Washington a Smithsonian Institution, uma instituição para aumentar e difundir o conhecimento entre os homens. Este propósito é cumprido por meio de pesquisa, exploração, publicação, museu e galeria de exibições de arte. O prédio parece um castelo de tijolo-a-vista vermelho e sua arquitetura destoa da arquitetura dos prédios de Washington, branca e neoclássica, mas é bonito e instigante. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i82g4xeEvGg/VbonwM_2VqI/AAAAAAAATQQ/U_cncg-xZMA/s1600-h/NMAH-20042.jpg"><img title="NMAH-2004" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 18px 0px 16px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="NMAH-2004" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FtLn_qdI89A/Vbonwsax0lI/AAAAAAAATQY/gTJs-K1QvkI/NMAH-2004_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="145"></a>The National Museum of American History abriga objetos únicos da historia americana, incluindo a bandeira hasteada no Fort MacHenry na qual Francis Scott Key se inspirou para escrever o hino nacional americano "The Star Spangled Banner". <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MyjatpR-RmY/VbonxZ6MrXI/AAAAAAAATQg/qbEy6u4gOHw/s1600-h/espacial7.jpg"><img title="espacial" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 12px 0px 6px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="espacial" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xRcG4LCCbBw/Vbonxw54IxI/AAAAAAAATQk/MRROusSSYWs/espacial_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="262" align="right" height="219"></a></font> <p> <p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">The National Air and Space Museum é o mais visitado museu no mundo e é dedicado as aventuras e conquistas do homem no ar e no espaço. </font> <p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">The National Museum of Natural History é o guardião de uma das maiores coleções de historia natural: um espécime, objetos e artefatos. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XtlSZi_75oU/VbonyUEhe2I/AAAAAAAATQw/drAeg9IB5UE/s1600-h/hn33.jpg"><img title="hn3" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="hn3" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4GjeHYlt9zk/VbonzI8WEWI/AAAAAAAATQ0/a8Sq6HPZ918/hn3_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="302" height="211"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N39Ate7U1d8/VbonzrjPLOI/AAAAAAAATRA/biHnuSaXhxM/s1600-h/hn14.jpg"><img title="hn1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="hn1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mQiT5zCfrtM/Vbon0VX5PsI/AAAAAAAATRI/ThcjU2EkNRw/hn1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="310" height="217"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOm25T7d3dzj57RHPy6uT76BQfvoAY9urjm9yqNkwbMeXB2RrpCfaQHvQZVN2zUQYoAY1BMziHCHGy1JehgN1BenG7sptFmr3deX1DpKfakNMObfVbxdeoPLLD9KIoq9ex1kjygZ79yQLy/s1600-h/hn25.jpg"><img title="hn2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="hn2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-876mDG1UL5Y/Vbon1T0WX0I/AAAAAAAATRY/YNkxNIEooGw/hn2_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="261" height="214"></a></font> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-k9hxOHl0Dr8/Vbon1-JxnQI/AAAAAAAATRg/j0wRSey9KEg/s1600-h/NATIONAL-MUSEUM-OF-THE-AMERICAN-INDI%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="NATIONAL-MUSEUM-OF-THE-AMERICAN-INDIAN" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 15px 4px 16px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="NATIONAL-MUSEUM-OF-THE-AMERICAN-INDIAN" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZnTlcUHTYf8/Vbon2Wth0WI/AAAAAAAATRk/uuj4DUYY85c/NATIONAL-MUSEUM-OF-THE-AMERICAN-INDI%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="right" height="164"></a> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">National Museum of the American Indian foi o primeiro museu dedicado a preservação, estudo e exibição da vida, língua, literatura, historia e artes dos Nativos Americanos. </font> <p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">National Gallery of Art, essa galeria de mármore e muitas das grandes obras foram doadas pelo financista Andrew Mellon em 1973. Através dos anos a instituição recebeu doações de outros 200 trabalhos. Hoje conta 2200 pinturas e 1700 esculturas. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">National Museu of African Art dispõe de mais de 6mil pecas de arte africana incluindo uma porta de madeira entalhada do palácio do Rei Yoruba em Ikere, Nigeria. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PqIjx63nD0U/Vbon2-baozI/AAAAAAAATRw/57PCcCRWoYM/s1600-h/National_Gallery_of_Art_-_West_Build%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="National_Gallery_of_Art_-_West_Building" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="National_Gallery_of_Art_-_West_Building" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1sbB4YZEQ4w/Vbon3TCyUYI/AAAAAAAATR0/brJCT51Zolk/National_Gallery_of_Art_-_West_Build%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="387" height="257"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v99IYiAPqHQ/Vbon4SQHdDI/AAAAAAAATSA/7xvveCGLxIo/s1600-h/ngafrica3.jpg"><img title="ngafrica" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="ngafrica" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5v_dlff5qt0/Vbon4-09GsI/AAAAAAAATSE/62yVhkdjcgw/ngafrica_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="326" height="256"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BUVlITLFhgM/Vbon5bZuUfI/AAAAAAAATSQ/rre-qdFk1Ds/s1600-h/sc3.jpg"><img title="sc" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 27px 0px 33px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="sc" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-V-ieIihrCwE/Vbon54WSgqI/AAAAAAAATSU/FvNMa6gtm0E/sc_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="128"></a>Suprema Corte dos U.S., a casa da mais alta corte dos U.S. ocupa um lugar próximo a Biblioteca do Congresso e fica de frente para o Congresso. Foi construída como um templo grego em mármore. Tem uma entrada monumental com uma larga e imponente escadaria, um pórtico elaborado cercado por colunas e um frontão esculpido representando "Liberty Enthroned" guardado por "Order" e "Authority". Foi inaugurado em 1935. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Library of Congress mostra a influencia da Renascença Francesa. Ele é totalmente decorado com obras de arte do séc.XIX. Foi construído em 1897. A escadaria e a fonte contam com esculturas de cobre que dão imponência. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wObRhv732B0/Vbon6sLxBvI/AAAAAAAATSg/yeWNhO-xhLM/s1600-h/lc5.jpg"><img title="lc" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="lc" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yvKKM-otNmE/Vbon61I3SSI/AAAAAAAATSk/K17PROmQlpE/lc_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="266" height="201"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4ByHboRWrJA/Vbon7s720HI/AAAAAAAATSw/fmZgzMf9e-Q/s1600-h/LC24.jpg"><img title="Library of Congress" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Library of Congress" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bHDeo3kRIpQ/Vbon8Om8KXI/AAAAAAAATS0/kEvS1dohhe0/LC2_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="318" height="199"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cxNxr2QHFfE/Vbon8qXhPOI/AAAAAAAATTA/kcrSQLkEwJU/s1600-h/lc34.jpg"><img title="lc3" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="lc3" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kt3Ie9vN084/Vbon9OWyjYI/AAAAAAAATTE/-B8q93JOLTI/lc3_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="256" height="198"></a> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A arquitetura da estação de trem e o seu hall são deslumbrantes. A Union Station tem um dos maiores saguaos do mundo. Mede 750 feet de comprimento e 130 feet de largura. A estação é um monumento histórico renomado pelo numero de soldados que passaram por ela durante a guerra. A pedra fundamental foi lançada 1905. Foi aberta em 1907 e concluída em 1908. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M6qLYENv3mo/Vbon9tlfWLI/AAAAAAAATTQ/BY1R6DLNkX8/s1600-h/Union_Station_from_Columbus_Circle%25252C_Washington%25252C_D.C._2011.jpg"><img title="Union_Station_from_Columbus_Circle,_Washington,_D.C._2011" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Union_Station_from_Columbus_Circle,_Washington,_D.C._2011" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YBqQ3qv0FGM/Vbon-F76g-I/AAAAAAAATTU/xZDKchhZjrE/Union_Station_from_Columbus_Circle%25252C_Washington%25252C_D.C._2011_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="324" height="214"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yilphZ06ikM/Vbon-lr7LPI/AAAAAAAATTg/YOmsG0v-3pc/s1600-h/usta.jpg"><img title="usta" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="usta" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GWZQXtsqlF0/Vbon_Q_1R3I/AAAAAAAATTk/sT4tzyPVEh0/usta_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="298" height="213"></a> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">The National Archives são os depositários finais dos registros do governo. Se destacam entre eles a Declaraç<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AnVigu8anP0/Vbon_2XC2nI/AAAAAAAATTw/wvoScnsG-Eg/s1600-h/US_National_Archives_Building3.jpg"><img title="US_National_Archives_Building" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 14px 27px 0px 10px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="US_National_Archives_Building" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gsoamZUrHZ8/VbooASFpgtI/AAAAAAAATT0/SVwneXwTum0/US_National_Archives_Building_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="146"></a>ão da Independência, a Constituição e a Carta dos Direitos. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Os museus e os principais prédios do governo estão todos na artéria principal do National Mall, nas laterais direita e esquerda, com seus edifícios fantásticos. Os principais Monumentos e Memoriais ocupam o canteiro central do imenso National Mall em meio aos longos corredores verdes e alguns deles estão alinhados. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Holocaust Memorial Museum é dedicado a memória dos mortos na Europa durante o Holocausto da Segunda Guerra Mundial. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tVblSPcrCVU/VbooBE4a8ZI/AAAAAAAATUA/4tLHaKCrbz8/s1600-h/Museu-do-Holocausto3.jpg"><img title="Museu-do-Holocausto" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Museu-do-Holocausto" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b9zWbCBsN3I/VbooBsyuBfI/AAAAAAAATUE/Jfq1GWHFvJ4/Museu-do-Holocausto_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="366"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">As visitas aos museus são gratuitas e eles abrem todos os dias com exceção de 25 de dezembro e 1° de Janeiro.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial tem uma área para cada um de seus quatro mandatos . Foi aberto em 1997. O escultor para "FDR Sentado e Fala" é Neil Estern. “Fala” é o nome da sua cachorra. Enquanto as inscrições na pedra são de John Ben. É uma área aberta enorme. Franklin Delano Rosevelt (1882-1945) foi eleito para um quarto mandato mas morreu no dia 12 de abril de 1945 e nao o concluiu. Roosevelt e Truman venceram a eleição de 1944 concorrendo pelo Partido Democrata. Teve uma hemorragia cerebral. Assumiu o Vice Harry Truman (1945-1953)</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Em 1921, aos 39 anos, contraiu pólio que o deixou paralisado da cintura para baixo. Mesmo depois da doença se reelegeu. A maioria do povo não tomou conhecimento da sua incapacidade. Ha raríssimas fotos dele na cadeira de rodas. Pesquisas publicadas em 2003 concluíram que sua doença tem mais características de uma doença auto-imune do que pólio. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Doy--A_yLxg/VbooB0o_7SI/AAAAAAAATUQ/053Hgd61CbI/s1600-h/DSC_05973.jpg"><img title="DSC_0597" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0597" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4PhRsKeGZag/VbooCupv1qI/AAAAAAAATUY/-nI4go9_V88/DSC_0597_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ezTVIffPFaU/VbooDZWVfWI/AAAAAAAATUg/YSnnCY4CoRs/s1600-h/DSC_06103.jpg"><img title="DSC_0610" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0610" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9CYoulcO1iw/VbooDzWGwNI/AAAAAAAATUk/QLzsJXULrVE/DSC_0610_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2TiAnunwnD8/VbooEuxZS6I/AAAAAAAATUw/41r90gDTsk8/s1600-h/DSC_06213.jpg"><img title="DSC_0621" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0621" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XVHWxD_nHiU/VbooFJ138rI/AAAAAAAATU0/vUEN6e57hMQ/DSC_0621_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6MCkATudTw8/VbooFf8-n6I/AAAAAAAATVA/MzRIbVhASNM/s1600-h/DSC_06153.jpg"><img title="DSC_0615" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0615" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iFUkU4VfPfY/VbooF4oCo6I/AAAAAAAATVE/3XD9qFkPMdk/DSC_0615_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C146P2Pk_ZA/VbooGiMsXjI/AAAAAAAATVQ/NOZamKc1Yfc/s1600-h/DSC_06253.jpg"><img title="DSC_0625" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 24px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0625" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lbf-4eVhgEY/VbooHDi7hXI/AAAAAAAATVU/BDL8Zv6NjVs/DSC_0625_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="165"></a>Jefferson Memorial esta localizado a beira de um lago. O monumento ao terceiro presidente dos U.S. foi inaugurado em 1943. Ele é circular com colunas e tem um domo. Ele reflete a arquitetura que Thomas Jefferson gostava. Sua casa na Virginia tinha um domo. A estatua de Jefferson esta no centro e pode ser vista de longe pelas aberturas entre as colunas. As mais famosas citações de Jefferson estão gravadas no interior das paredes.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">The Washington Monument é um enorme obelisco. O primeiro presidente dos Estados Unidos, George Washington, teve seu monumento inaugurado 85 anos apos sua morte, ocorrida em 1799. Sua construção começou em 1848 e foi concluída em 1884. Ela foi interrompida durante a Guerra Civil (1861-1865) e apesar de ter sido usado mármore da mesma pedreira apos o conflito, havia uma diferença de cor do mármore retirado nos anos anteriores. A interrupção foi de 14 anos. Por isso ha diferença de cor no obelisco na altura de 1/3 do monumento. Mas ele é colossal. Mede 169 metros de altura e fica no National Mall entre o Lincoln Memorial e o Capitol. </font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Ele conta com uma sala de observação onde se tem uma vista completa da cidade de Washington D.C., do Rio Potomac, e arredores da Virginia e Maryland. Tem um elevador. As cerejeiras florescem ao redor do monumento no inicio da primavera e o Smithsonian Kite Festival, festival de pipa, realizado no National Mall adiciona cores. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1KHJU-qwg-0/VbooHmWO6VI/AAAAAAAATVg/3tnHppEMcHw/s1600-h/DSC_04434.jpg"><img title="DSC_0443" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0443" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wVTO_GlOt4s/VbooID0NudI/AAAAAAAATVk/4kdxz0pzigY/DSC_0443_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="347" height="246"></a> <font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oihQnmGPRLU/VbooIrMEZKI/AAAAAAAATVw/23RrcyKD-H0/s1600-h/DSC_04357.jpg"><img title="DSC_0435" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0435" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-czBEBX4pyS4/VbooJOoRHyI/AAAAAAAATV0/2T_pLfVNExs/DSC_0435_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></a></font> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jwFVvYD8eZ4/VbooJtqoitI/AAAAAAAATWA/SUUc6p6ZF7k/s1600-h/DSC_04445.jpg"><img title="DSC_0444" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0444" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rf7YrbyMB70/VbooKBty8xI/AAAAAAAATWI/jg1J5muWvv8/DSC_0444_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="333" height="245"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Lincoln Memorial foi erguido para homenagear o 16th presidente dos Estados <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dwvSB6EcXjc/VbooKvagg1I/AAAAAAAATWQ/co9qAs49z5E/s1600-h/DSC_048616.jpg"><img title="DSC_0486" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0486" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UVj82ih_okY/VbooLcf0BhI/AAAAAAAATWU/lAyG9pgpZZo/DSC_0486_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="151" align="right" height="230"></a> Unidos, Abraham <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FxHl9w3h8qA/VbooLxIh4OI/AAAAAAAATWg/qVb6BCjfgIY/s1600-h/DSC_04693.jpg"><img title="DSC_0469" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 16px 23px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0469" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cFr9pqX-1s0/VbooMWrOaRI/AAAAAAAATWk/ZuF3ZHYmVVE/DSC_0469_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="165"></a>Lincoln. Ele é similar a um Partenon da Grécia e foi construído em mármore branco. Foi projetado por Henry Bacon e concluído em 1922. As 36 colunas Dorico do pórtico representam o numero de estados da União quando Lincoln morreu. Nas paredes esta escrito os nomes dos 48 estados que existiam em 1922. No interior ha uma enorme estatua de mármore de Lincoln sentado e dois murais "Emancipation" e "Reunion". Também ha algumas citações de Lincoln gravadas nas paredes.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"></font> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gp_ebgw0Y24/VbrhMY2H9WI/AAAAAAAATig/BW_vvvP2Ya0/s1600-h/DSC_0589%252520%2525282%252529%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0589 (2)" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 36px 0px 78px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0589 (2)" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fnsOxcxXN84/VbrhNNkyNOI/AAAAAAAATik/pNG5wQc6nak/DSC_0589%252520%2525282%252529_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="165"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Martin Luther King, um século depois da Abolicão da Escravidão, ainda liderava multidoes falando do seu sonho “I Have a Dream” de ver a segregacão racial acabar. E os americanos sentarem como irmãos. Ele também tem um monumento.</font> <p> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TePZatXaC-w/VbooNM8zKDI/AAAAAAAATWw/8raw8w8cu8s/s1600-h/ww22.jpg"><img title="ww2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 22px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="ww2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ueX4lV2Nhd0/VbooNcYcbiI/AAAAAAAATW0/wuYAza6ZmWs/ww2_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="164"></a>World War II Memorial (1939-1945) este monumento honra os 16 milhões de cidadãos que serviram nas forcas armadas americanas dos U.S. e os 400 mil que morreram; e todos os que deram suporte ao esforço de guerra nos Estados Unidos. O Memorial é um monumento ao espírito, ao sacrifício e ao empenho do povo americano. </font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Korean War Memorial (1950-1953) mostra uma serie de estatuas de soldados marchando em plena batalha. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W7aYefz6e0w/VbooOJojC6I/AAAAAAAATXA/KofsySx8UjI/s1600-h/korean3.jpg"><img title="korean" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="korean" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TRvDOZsRb2c/VbooOtorAiI/AAAAAAAATXE/GeWMv8BGRbA/korean_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zoExvR6lzJQ/VbooPSUs9BI/AAAAAAAATXQ/Eb_hAEMzPpU/s1600-h/Korean-War-Veterans-Memorial2.jpg"><img title="Korean-War-Veterans-Memorial" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Korean-War-Veterans-Memorial" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eBQlSHF_lqo/VbooP6MheVI/AAAAAAAATXY/DuWhDEiCrak/Korean-War-Veterans-Memorial_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="185"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KVOdnZAUjE8/VbooQdFn7VI/AAAAAAAATXg/kRT5AphpOI4/s1600-h/Korean-War-Memorial-photo-no-123.jpg"><img title="Korean War Memorial photo no-12" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Korean War Memorial photo no-12" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LemKVyAx3kA/VbooR3LYouI/AAAAAAAATXo/_IUCtGpOQDo/Korean-War-Memorial-photo-no-12_thum.jpg?imgmax=800" width="289" height="190"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">The Vietnan Veterans Memorial é dedicado a mais de 58 mil homens e mulheres que morreram em serviço relacionado a Guerra do Vietnan. Consiste de duas paredes de granito polido que se encontram na forma de V (vê). Ele foi inaugurado em 1982. E tem os 58 mil nomes gravados nos muros de granito. </font> <p> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-O2Ic2Sf2TLE/VbooSSUYViI/AAAAAAAATXw/g8dPV82idiA/s1600-h/VVM-Photo6.jpg"><img title="VVM-Photo" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="VVM-Photo" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rNs9JPo68AI/VbooS_KkTHI/AAAAAAAATX0/1rI0X-2iDoY/VVM-Photo_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--vrC717Lm6M/VbooThOswWI/AAAAAAAATYA/C2aYijDfnmU/s1600-h/Vietnam_Veterans_Memorial_Washington%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Vietnam_Veterans_Memorial_Washington_DC" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Vietnam_Veterans_Memorial_Washington_DC" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Fe1RYamS1UI/VbooUe1eRfI/AAAAAAAATYE/dpLqC33b_Ck/Vietnam_Veterans_Memorial_Washington.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bcqlAQ-iynU/VbooVIcND1I/AAAAAAAATYQ/8GOGvihtZRI/s1600-h/Vietnam_Veterans_with_Washington_Mon.jpg"><img title="Vietnam_Veterans_with_Washington_Monument" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Vietnam_Veterans_with_Washington_Monument" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-H7akp6LWQow/VbooVryEKwI/AAAAAAAATYY/ufsgp3KU8y0/Vietnam_Veterans_with_Washington_Mon%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Hirshhorn Museum e Hirshhorn Sculpter Garden chegou ao Mall em 1974. Joseph Hirshhorn chegou na América com seis anos de idade oriundo de um Gueto da Lativia. Tornou-se um milionário aos vinte oito anos. Ele adquiriu 4000 mil pinturas e 2000 mil esculturas. O prédio do museu foge ao padrão e local das estatuas também , numa cidade onde as estatuas ficam no alto de pedestais e nos frontões dos edifícios, o jardim de esculturas Hirshhorn as trás para um nível humano. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8xPH6m0jmArJvleI537UFNaoOTqKMTSjVjHaN8ktYNRPWPkdM00obNc63Vt323d-LiqVjGuqU0TGJdeNGctShd3I6sifnQZpRfvQu9smh2d8iPlUZd3OcWQhezpoZdJQ_N0uP9rG6GCDD/s1600-h/hirshhorn-exterior6.jpg"><img title="" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a5YcOBQ_i4s/VbooW1IUxbI/AAAAAAAATYk/Jt9FkCpkg9M/hirshhorn-exterior_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="222" height="171"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-98jURnV7AE4/VbooXtPR2hI/AAAAAAAATYw/pd3jwFPqmtY/s1600-h/hh14.jpg"><img title="hh1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="hh1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rHGTZfo83a4/VbooYDJNtHI/AAAAAAAATY0/35L3sNw1AIo/hh1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="212" height="171"></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Lp-oS6iM6e8/VbooYglQEbI/AAAAAAAATZA/CbYhVv_BM1o/s1600-h/hhh8.jpg"><img title="hhh" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="hhh" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o-iEI3iM3fE/VbooZLJpXRI/AAAAAAAATZE/i-fEN2cV0sU/hhh_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="156" height="170"></a></font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WvGVrPoezK0/VbooZo0AzHI/AAAAAAAATZQ/wnWuhza8orA/s1600-h/Hirshhorn_Museums_Sculpture_Garden4.jpg"><img title="Hirshhorn_Museum's_Sculpture_Garden" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Hirshhorn_Museum's_Sculpture_Garden" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uMf99FTUOCg/VbooaJUhruI/AAAAAAAATZU/5GvL0zjR4Jw/Hirshhorn_Museums_Sculpture_Garden_t.jpg?imgmax=800" width="282" height="170"></a></font> <p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">White House, A Casa Branca, é a residência oficial do Presidente dos Estados Unidos desde que foi <font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F3cJKHqsxA0/VbooamcpZfI/AAAAAAAATZg/1HaBkFZyJFE/s1600-h/DSC_05317.jpg"><img title="DSC_0531" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 13px 23px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0531" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gmW3b5m9zAM/VboobYDj48I/AAAAAAAATZk/lpvV49nD6WA/DSC_0531_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="165"></a></font>ocupada pela primeira vez pelo Presidente John Adams em 1800. Construída em estilo Georgiano foi projetada pelo arquiteto irlandês James Hoban. Algumas áreas são abertas a visitação publica, entre elas, a Sala Vermelha, uma das quatro salas de recepção. Ela contem varias pecas de mobília de Charles Honore Lannuir, o renomado marceneiro francês que trabalhava em New York. O Salão Oval Azul tem muitas mobílias do estilo Império Francês. A decoração para as salas foi escolhida pelo Presidente James Monroe em 1817. Cinco das cadeiras douradas foram feitas para ele pelo marceneiro parisiense Pierre-Antonie Bellange.<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a790PQFFORk/Vboobx7yCLI/AAAAAAAATZw/u1vsrimn-fI/s1600-h/General_Lafayette_Statue_Washington_%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="General_Lafayette_Statue_(Washington,_D.C.)_-_DSC01016" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 61px 0px 12px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="General_Lafayette_Statue_(Washington,_D.C.)_-_DSC01016" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tpNMUscKkB8/VboocexN3oI/AAAAAAAATZ0/CqLfRKNR3A4/General_Lafayette_Statue_Washington_.jpg?imgmax=800" width="156" align="right" height="213"></a></font><font size="4" face="Verdana">Do outro lado da rua em frente a Casa Branca fica a Lafayete Square. No centro esta a estatua de Lafayete montado num cavalo. No entorno dela estão os edifícios Blair House, Decatur House e St. John's Church. Depois de ter visto tantos prédios imponentes, confesso que achei a Casa Branca modesta em relação ao todo. O Old Executive Office Building é a antiga sede do Departamento de Estado de Guerra e Marinha. Hoje faz parte do local de trabalho do presidente. </font> <p> <font size="4" face="Verdana">Bureau of Engraving and Printing ou Treasury Building é encarregado da impressão dos papeis oficiais como selos, dinheiro e vale-refeicao. Produzem 7 mil notas de papel a cada hora. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5Pq5r9J8vhU/VboocthCIvI/AAAAAAAATaA/YA2Rs61t0R0/s1600-h/DSC_05694.jpg"><img title="DSC_0569" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0569" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7sC9YNtpOHw/VboodS2Ig2I/AAAAAAAATaE/hl-x3QRJt78/DSC_0569_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="432"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JE2zbEC25F0/Vbood27n03I/AAAAAAAATaQ/9nllDpnwugI/s1600-h/Old_Post_Office_Pavilion_Washington_%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Old_Post_Office_Pavilion,_Washington_DC" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 23px 0px 13px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Old_Post_Office_Pavilion,_Washington_DC" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rLbk1QyN-KY/VbooeYPJUxI/AAAAAAAATaU/OG9LNOPtN9c/Old_Post_Office_Pavilion_Washington_%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="230"></a>The Post Office Pavillion, o prédio do antigo correio foi transformado em varias lojas e restaurantes. Foi construído no estilo Richardsonian Romanesque. Conta com um elevador de vidro na torre do relógio o qual da uma vista total da área. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Ford Theatre e Peterson House, o Teatro Ford foi o lugar onde o Presidente Lincoln foi assassinado em 14 de abril de 1865. Apos o tiro ele foi levado para a casa de Peterson que fica do outro lado da rua e ali morreu. A casa é aberta a visitação e a fila estava grande. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-L07ALS9fwfI/VboofIXga7I/AAAAAAAATag/yGmGX6A-qbA/s1600-h/DSC_05564.jpg"><img title="DSC_0556" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0556" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fSQL1fh39ds/VbooftYr83I/AAAAAAAATak/dF6dKKNAQno/DSC_0556_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="336" height="238"></a> <font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ccn0_ukefxM/VboogEF1X8I/AAAAAAAATaw/SVcYFoNm_y4/s1600-h/DSC_05517.jpg"><img title="DSC_0551" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0551" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BNTxxIiqDdk/Vboog1c1a_I/AAAAAAAATa0/jYMkwZOv80o/DSC_0551_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></a></font></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Market Square no passado, hoje é lugar para dois edifícios neo-classicos com colunas em semi-circulo, inaugurados em 1990. Ele é o U.S. Navy Memorial e é formado por dois mastros e um estatua de um marinheiro. O memorial homenageia todos os integrantes da marinha que serviram e estão servindo a nação, e especialmente, aqueles que morreram a serviço do pais. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FxJ5NEDpavU/VboohBzsB-I/AAAAAAAATbA/cG14LKwIQH0/s1600-h/navy3.jpg"><img title="navy" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="navy" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hdIG7JTpd1Q/Vbooh0-LF_I/AAAAAAAATbE/wy7CaIRHb6o/navy_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="309" height="247"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kAqJ2ToZTQ8/VbooicT9gAI/AAAAAAAATbQ/imbubmDZTTI/s1600-h/marujo2.jpg"><img title="marujo" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="marujo" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dXH8Ad1YlbI/VbooizuyQhI/AAAAAAAATbU/Kxk1hZhHeTs/marujo_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="190" height="244"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WroWDgHWD6o/VboojSmh2kI/AAAAAAAATbg/OH9poUVnt-o/s1600-h/fbi3.jpg"><img title="fbi" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 27px 0px 17px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="fbi" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--HzOnHIZ_Oc/Vbooj6vSEhI/AAAAAAAATbk/eLXoGD3YZrw/fbi_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="161"></a>The J.Edgar Hoover é o quartel geral do FBI. Recebeu esse nome em homenagem ao ex-diretor do FBI (Fedaral Bureau of Investigation). O acesso é restrito. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Na Downtown encontramos a National Portrait Gallery, National Building Museum, Phillips Colection, embaixadas, a Basílica de of National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception e Washington National Cathedral. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IHKiarl0AaY/VbookRF6ytI/AAAAAAAATbw/m1LgmRt1wk8/s1600-h/National_Portrait_Gallery_bldg._Wash%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="National_Portrait_Gallery_bldg.,_Washington,_D.C._IMG_4605" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 24px 0px 13px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="National_Portrait_Gallery_bldg.,_Washington,_D.C._IMG_4605" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PI4j8onqL64/Vbook4rI6-I/AAAAAAAATb0/DM6mdL1EbhI/National_Portrait_Gallery_bldg._Wash.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="184"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A National Portrait Gallery, um templo de sobriedade grega numa cidade de excesso de arquitetura romana, ocupa o lugar que L'Enfant reservou para um santuário aos heróis americanos. Esse edifício antes foi usado para outros propósitos como; escritório para concessão de patentes, hospital durante a Guerra Civil e comissão de serviços civis. Hoje abriga pinturas modernas de coleções do Museu of American Art. </font><font size="4" face="Verdana"></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">National Building Museum, construído em 1887 como Instituto de Previdência, foi inspirado no Palazzo Farnese em Roma, obra de Michelangelo. Hoje é um museu de arquitetura, design, engenharia, construção e planejamento urbano. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3DF5D7DOHiY/VbooliXBsYI/AAAAAAAATcA/o6lhXf4zHI0/s1600-h/museu4.jpg"><img title="museu" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="museu" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wM0-4rUfvOs/VboomB_DGeI/AAAAAAAATcE/XyVRx177s3w/museu_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="261" height="184"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bASF9er54rI/Vboom6_c__I/AAAAAAAATcQ/yGgQxyQ8aFI/s1600-h/National_Building_Museum_-_63.jpg"><img title="National_Building_Museum_-_6" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="National_Building_Museum_-_6" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-S13-HOMOyWI/VboonVND25I/AAAAAAAATcU/lYa62LsV0O4/National_Building_Museum_-_6_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Rphm5_u0EvI/VboooI-GifI/AAAAAAAATcg/jnKEc7EIqOE/s1600-h/National_building_museum33.jpg"><img title="National_building_museum3" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="National_building_museum3" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CKLRHbOckKo/VbooohUbC6I/AAAAAAAATck/aSj0WTIbhfM/National_building_museum3_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="181"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Embassy Row é uma área localizada no norte de Washington na Massachusetts Avenue. No final do século XVIII e inicio do século XIX foi residência para magnatas que construíram mansões e condomínios para dar aura de polidez a suas riquezas e para ganhar acesso aos corredores do poder. Então, ha castelos franceses, italianos e condomínios georgianos, de 3 e quatro andares. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EY9tacyTkPA/VboopE7Ib2I/AAAAAAAATcw/CPbyeOgvwBs/s1600-h/emba%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="emba" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="emba" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rd6fAM8nIXg/VbooplrR57I/AAAAAAAATc0/knkwbXRVnkQ/emba_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="271" height="199"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Oh7nUwi6jwk/VbooqNI0AxI/AAAAAAAATdA/wtcfhYSQqZM/s1600-h/Embassy-Row-Capitol-Escapes-12.jpg"><img title="Embassy-Row-Capitol-Escapes-1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Embassy-Row-Capitol-Escapes-1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qVfZk0tWklc/VbooqowhCNI/AAAAAAAATdE/ttK1Ctc_NDs/Embassy-Row-Capitol-Escapes-1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="204"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YoRR52toXHs/VboorHJIiOI/AAAAAAAATdQ/FIqLueQGEvA/s1600-h/foggy_embassy%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="foggy_embassy" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="foggy_embassy" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-37qDI2LAsdA/Vboorj9UxsI/AAAAAAAATdU/-1W6oKgpPLY/foggy_embassy_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="332" height="199"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Washington Catedral esta localizada no Mount Saint Alban, oficialmente se chama Cathedral Church of St, Peter e St. Paul. Foi concluída em 1991 e é o sexto maior edifício eclesiástico do mundo. Foi construído em estilo neo-gotico em pedra calcaria Indiana e não foi usado aço em sua construção. É linda. É uma igreja protestante. Mas tem atuação ecumênica. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DAzbPWsh1sM/VboosDr2xiI/AAAAAAAATdg/dwwyPShESj4/s1600-h/DSC_05845%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0584" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0584" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rU_1k_Awofk/VboosqDi3cI/AAAAAAAATdo/wOOJAQEbEYE/DSC_05845_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="353" height="259"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LzhJpRTtMso/VbootdNHTpI/AAAAAAAATdw/ycpFnKChk6E/s1600-h/DSC_05805%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0580" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0580" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-S6bONrwusYE/Vboot_2_wyI/AAAAAAAATd0/jUKcC3Qh14I/DSC_05805_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="369" height="261"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception é um tributo dos católicos americanos a Padroeira do pais. O santuário é a maior igreja católica nos Estados Unidos. É uma basílica. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TG3oWY9JVMg/VboouhDbh3I/AAAAAAAATeA/gP4JLM3MQQI/s1600-h/Basilica_of_the_National_Shrine_of_the_Immaculate_Conception.jpg"><img title="Basilica_of_the_National_Shrine_of_the_Immaculate_Conception" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Basilica_of_the_National_Shrine_of_the_Immaculate_Conception" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JCzwXqQ5p0M/VboovNwKdZI/AAAAAAAATeE/2t5SYGhA6JQ/Basilica_of_the_National_Shrine_of_the_Immaculate_Conception_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="315" height="208"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c8c6siNmSWs/Vboov4QsTbI/AAAAAAAATeQ/opyGU8vTFjQ/s1600-h/basilica%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="basilica" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="basilica" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yYtkV3kH1SY/VboowWkZSXI/AAAAAAAATeU/YhUTd8ThS9I/basilica_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="312" height="218"></a></font> <p> <font size="4" face="Verdana">Georgetown era uma comunidade estabelecida antes mesmo que alguém pensasse em criar Washington, a capital. Foi num encontro com o prefeito e proprietários das terras de Georgetown que George Washington convenceu-os a vender ao governo federal a terra necessária, a leste da cidade, para a construção da nova capital. O nome da cidade era homenagem ao rei britânico e não ao primeiro presidente americano. Em 1871 tornou-se parte de Washington mas continua com suas características de cidade pequena e com predominância de construções de tijolo-a-vista vermelho de três andares. Preserva as Federal Houses e Georgianas. As casas em estilo Federal são geométricas com pouca decoração e as Georgianas são mais elaboradas. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Go7UJR1uiFY/VbooxAlLg2I/AAAAAAAATeg/pe4jmB6S-D4/s1600-h/geo4.jpg"><img title="geo(" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="geo(" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KXcQmrtzDTM/VbooxgHeZvI/AAAAAAAATek/F5LDicHlxIw/geo_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="205" height="152"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xguYaVm1fzE/VbooyGTwrxI/AAAAAAAATew/UiBKxQV6HCI/s1600-h/geor12.jpg"><img title="geor1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="geor1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nW1TU7htjUs/Vbooy4q7hPI/AAAAAAAATe0/NCPEvMf93uI/geor1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="156"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ER7cmv5ku5Y/Vboo0EKJQEI/AAAAAAAATfA/5QL0xujHJEE/s1600-h/geor33.png"><img title="geor3" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="geor3" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YRRrIym64qs/Vboo0uBFjRI/AAAAAAAATfE/kS-DxoLwO5Y/geor3_thumb1.png?imgmax=800" width="212" height="155"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jtHNzLZ8zOs/Vboo1Nio83I/AAAAAAAATfQ/ToEClQzYC24/s1600-h/geor54.jpg"><img title="geor5" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="geor5" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rBRGesE7-ow/Vboo1rIX4AI/AAAAAAAATfY/Q-e5HLKhoeQ/geor5_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="252" height="152"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Key Bridge com seus arcos que se estendem no Rio Potomac foi <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8LWmMnAmHDA/Vboo2LV4mlI/AAAAAAAATfg/m3MfWgjioF4/s1600-h/DSC_049911.jpg"><img title="DSC_0499" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 6px 16px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0499" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BQj_xknmtc4/Vboo2kwcC5I/AAAAAAAATfk/pj-L-vX5lfo/DSC_0499_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="right" height="165"></a> inaugurada em 1923. A ponte recebeu esse nome em homenagem a Francis Scott Key que tinha uma mansão nas proximidades. Foi dessa casa que Key, o autor do hino nacional americano, partiu de barco para Baltimore para resgatar um amigo que foi capturado pelos britânicos. Enquanto estava ancorado no porto de Baltimore, Key testemunhou o bombardeio da cidade e se inspirou para escrever "The Star-Spanngled Banner" </font> <p> <font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DHWT3u2Z61s/Vboo3aR4sdI/AAAAAAAATfw/jfK3fS9_OrQ/s1600-h/uni-13.jpg"><img title="uni 1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 30px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="uni 1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wCVqGFC6Yr0/Vboo3ypvTnI/AAAAAAAATf0/vZdA_milDq0/uni-1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="184"></a> Georgetown University foi fundada <font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fDtGPSepZgg/Vboo4diLyTI/AAAAAAAATgA/x5lZfZ2Otbk/s1600-h/Kennedy_Center_at_Dusk4.jpg"><img title="Kennedy_Center_at_Dusk" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 14px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Kennedy_Center_at_Dusk" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-adX_4sF8P3U/Vboo40qezlI/AAAAAAAATgE/jY1lgsS6oJg/Kennedy_Center_at_Dusk_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="280" align="right" height="185"></a></font> 1789 como a primeira Universidade Católica nos Estados Unidos. Tem cursos de Artes e Ciências, prepara para funções diplomáticas, Línguas, e Lingüísticas, Administração, Enfermagem, Medicina e Direito. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">The John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts é um centro cultural para Washington D.C. O centro abriu em 1971 e conta com opera house, concert hall, teatro para drama e teatro para filmes. No saguão ha uma enorme busto de Kennedy. Presentes de muitas nações enriquecem o interior do centro. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Harbor Place é um conjunto de escritórios, lojas e restaurantes que oferecem uma grande vista do Potomac River na margem de Georgetown Waterfront, a Beira-rio. Conta com uma fonte no centro e um atracadouro para passeios ao logo do rio. Fica ao lado do John Kennedy Center For Performing Arts. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hL-r2CLpDWs/VbrhPaX8FiI/AAAAAAAATiw/IeB7pNZ5Eig/s1600-h/%252526%252526%252526%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="&&&" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="&&&" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0LyqoLnRDeY/VbrhQOVYPII/AAAAAAAATi4/6Gg_d5o3kf8/%252526%252526%252526_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="249" height="221"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wmWlDogwOmE/Vboo5SFVCaI/AAAAAAAATjA/fCJPb6en5DY/s1600-h/harb%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="Full page photo" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Full page photo" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aRiCf4mzRxs/Vboo50MuWjI/AAAAAAAATjM/02CUjaW_THY/harb_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="356" height="218"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ADkdAdZPIhk/Vboo6nPMijI/AAAAAAAATgg/r_1DDDsf2Pk/s1600-h/harb14.jpg"><img title="harb1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="harb1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Cp91ad9fjDo/Vboo7EH4ItI/AAAAAAAATgk/Nn7-XjMRSvY/harb1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="280" height="220"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">NO bairro Foggy Botton, na parte noroeste de Washington D.C., fica o Complexo Watergate que é um uma área exclusiva de apartamentos e </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6ICWYeczrXQ/Vboo7p92fwI/AAAAAAAATjY/A4Ve7poVXBg/s1600-h/watergate2.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6ICWYeczrXQ/Vboo7p92fwI/AAAAAAAATjk/jAOyzhf0a9M/s1600-h/watergate.jpg"><img title="watergate&" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 13px 32px 0px 21px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="watergate&" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NABj2MefZJO0rYEx0OjvMHse-l-OWxu7JImoMHBr6DBcW2w7Q_Ixniz9AUoTla-0ccf6nVG-3dDucFpzIOabtqaIkF70GTtGGX8nQWjru3e7Ef_3XwV1fKLydSHtMrBeo_tIo17bZVLJ/?imgmax=800" width="262" align="left" height="206"></a></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana">lojas de classe alta bem como de escritórios onde ocorreu o assalto ao Comitê Nacional do Partido Democrata em 18 de junho de 1972 que ficou conhecido como o "Caso Watergate" e levou a renuncia do Presidente Republicano, Richard Nixon, no segundo mandato. Ele se reelegeu em 1972 mas renunciou forcado pelas circunstancias. Durante a campanha eleitoral cinco pessoas do Partido Republicano foram detidas quando tentavam fotografar documentos e instalar aparelhos de escuta no escritório do Partido Democrata. Uma fonte não identificada revelou que o presidente sabia das escutas ilegais, as provas surgiram e ele renunciou. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Washington, D.C. situa-se a leste dos Estados Unidos mas pertence a Região Sudeste do pais e no século XIX fez uso intensivo de escravos. Foi com o trabalho dos escravos que muito da cidade de Washington, D.C. foi construída embora grande parte do pais fosse contra a escravidão. Os proprietários de escravos que apoiaram a abolição e foram leais as idéia de Abraao Lincoln receberam uma recompensa de 300 dólares por escravo libertado. Washington, D.C. esta situada ao norte da Virginia, um Estado Sul Federado e era altamente vulnerável a um ataque sulista e Lincoln criou uma forca militar, a Tropa de Potomac para defender Washington. A cidade dobrou de população pois vinham milhares de pessoas ajudar nos esforços de guerra bem como milhares de afro-americanos fugindo dos Estados Confederados do Sul. Apos a Guerra se tornou necessário um novo plano diretor. A escravidão foi abolida em 1862 e a Guerra Civil terminou em 1865. Lincoln foi assassinado por ter sido o responsável pela abolição mas deixou seu legado. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Hoje Washington, D.C. tem 659 mil habitantes e é administrado por um governo municipal. Sua região metropolitana é de 7 milhões de habitantes. É o Distrito Federal Americano com limitado poder local e é governado diretamente pelo Congresso Americano. Os habitantes de Washington não possuem representantes no Congresso. Washington, D.C. ainda é casa para a Organização dos Estados Americanos (OEA), Fundo Monetário Internacional (FMI) e Banco Mundial. É muito poder, influencia e muita responsabilidade. É importante ter esse ponto de equilíbrio em nosso continente. Que sejam iluminados, para o bem de todos. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Cida e Celso. </font> VIVENDO NA ESTRADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123949644858798035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019477320823703617.post-49783722868685747832015-07-22T15:03:00.001-07:002015-07-24T09:11:51.361-07:00Nova Iorque–Nova Iorque<br /> <br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">New York é a maior cidade e porto no sudeste do estado de New York. Tamb</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">é</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">m </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">é</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> a maior cidade do pais. Esta situada na Costa </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FT13AilVZrA/VbASioDiamI/AAAAAAAAS6k/E9Bkx_XA8NQ/s1600-h/New-York-State-Map4.gif"><img align="right" alt="New-York-State-Map" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9PFXq3EMRvQ/VbASjXbvsLI/AAAAAAAAS6s/Ge-dFgfVC1o/New-York-State-Map_thumb2.gif?imgmax=800" height="342" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: right; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="New-York-State-Map" width="410" /></a>Atlântica na foz do Rio Hudson. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Conta com uma população de 8,4 milhões distribuída em cinco boroughs, em cinco diferentes ilhas, ligadas por pontes: Brooklin 2,6 milhões, Queens 2,3 milhões, Manhattan 1,6 milhões, Bronx 1,4 milhões e Staten Island 473 mil. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">New York City teve vários nomes. Os índios norte-americanos a chamaram Maniatam ou Manhattam. Durante a ocupação holandesa (1626-1664) chamou-se New Amsterdan. Os britânicos em 1664 a chamaram de New York. Foi a capital da nova nação no período de 1785 a 1790. O período de ouro da cidade começou no final da Guerra Revolucionaria (1812-1815). Tornou-se a maior cidade dos Estados Unidos graças ao <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xmI6XkXYqS4/VbASjw6YYsI/AAAAAAAAS60/OZ88oSOD0fw/s1600-h/boroughts16.png"><img align="left" alt="boroughts" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R57FBmfRCLw/VbASkSuJ6eI/AAAAAAAAS64/aOToBzlIp9w/boroughts_thumb5.png?imgmax=800" height="213" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: left; margin: 12px 35px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="boroughts" width="205" /></a>seu porto que embarcou não só mercadorias mas também milhões de imigrantes a procura de fortuna. Em 1859 inauguraram o Central Parque e durante o século XIX Nova Iorque foi transformada na grande cosmopolita metrópole graças ao boom do comercio e da introdução de muitas tecnologias. </span><br /><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ROl-L0bW0sE/VbASkjqJKrI/AAAAAAAAS7E/8Mybu7KOneA/s1600-h/bairrosemnovayork-modif4.jpg"><img align="right" alt="bairrosemnovayork modif" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHkBEqDo_wVX1rtHLCQ8RRTcgFqzvPGTRWxcF1rWV3wLS4Eo62wSOvkbpsIUtqRsBtMjPe4vyzDBgPro5zSaoCYNaX9ChZQmG4zbiviKhsQ3KgspyuKJFdoB_0LnLkiMubFvhDYLVlmHX/?imgmax=800" height="484" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 4px 0px 14px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="bairrosemnovayork modif" width="388" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Por volta de 1920 os atores e músicos a chamaram de Big Apple. Em 1971 o cognome Big Apple foi usado para alavancar o turismo da cidade. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Visitamos apenas a Ilha de Manhatan. Ela mede 21,5 km de extensão e 3 km de largura. As longas avenidas cortam a ilha de norte a sul e as ruas atravessam no sentido leste oeste. A 5th Avenida tem sentido único e é a divisa entre os lados leste e oeste. As ruas abaixo da Rua 14 se desenvolveram antes do planejamento e não seguem o plano diretor. Só um mapa pode nos salvar. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Três companhias se juntaram para criar uma companhia de turnê e recreação marítima. Elas oferecem tours pela enseada em catamarans, iates luxuosos ou barcos-taxi. São elas New York Water Taxi, Water Taxi Beach e Circle Line Downtown. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">É nesta ilha que a grande maioria de turistas chega quando visita New York. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A Ilha de Manhattan é classificada em Lower Manhattan, Midtown e Upper Manhattan. Margeada pelos rios Hudson, East e Harlen é conectada aos outros boroughs por pontes e túneis. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YkTl6wTbK8c/VbASl-cWylI/AAAAAAAAS7Q/P0evJbrF-0k/s1600-h/empire_state_building5.jpg"><img align="left" alt="empire_state_building" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9jKkXoTU5-0/VbASmM2Uu8I/AAAAAAAAS7Y/eRhFD6Ytcbw/empire_state_building_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" height="236" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 23px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="empire_state_building" width="323" /></a>No segundo andar do edifício Empire State esta localizado o NY SkyRide, o único simulador aéreo virtual de Nova Iorque e um tour introdutório sobre a cidade. É uma apresentação no estilo Imax, combinando alta alta definição da tecnologia digital e efeitos especiais, plataformas e assentos moveis, e uma tela de seis metros de altura. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">O famoso edifício oferece vista de 360 graus da cidade sem obstrução. Ele tem decks internos e externos de observação. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Bronx e Upper Manhattan são pontos convergentes de culturas de todo o mundo e possui atrações historicas e culturais que oferecem um mini-universo vivo da América de ontem e de hoje. Mais de quarenta lugares em Upper Manhattan são considerados marcos da cidade de Nova Iorque. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">O Upper West side, oeste do Central Park, é um bairro vibrante e possui algumas das melhores lojas e restaurantes de Nova Iorque. O Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, um complexo de edifícios oferece importantes eventos culturais e abriga a Opera Metropolitana e o Bale da Cidade de Nova Iorque. O Museu Americano de Historia Natural, a estatua de Cristóvão Colombo localizada no Circulo Colombo e o Hyden Planetário com seus shows de laser tridimensional ficam no limite da Midtown com o Upper West Manhattan. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SImOetk414A/VbASm7wSfwI/AAAAAAAAS7k/SvzLhfhDELA/s1600-h/Lincoln_Center_Twilight.jpg"><img alt="Lincoln Center, New York." border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-L5beIt4xsRs/VbASnfUZ99I/AAAAAAAAS7o/fzkkjH_3898/Lincoln_Center_Twilight_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="158" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Lincoln Center, New York." width="201" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TjM5_6dhAI8/VbASn3Bd7KI/AAAAAAAAS70/yW6o9mrjOjs/s1600-h/lincom3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uesrsU5QsNk/VbASoRA0meI/AAAAAAAAS74/P5tdqbICQ_s/lincom_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="140" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="" width="244" /></a></span> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PzG8_0a9fSc/VbBs-hcDIQI/AAAAAAAATFs/aje2GrDdHRE/s1600-h/1muarnat%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="1muarnat" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Fv2aK2Mg7-w/VbBs_OdRx1I/AAAAAAAATFw/afo30VPyOB0/1muarnat_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="184" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="1muarnat" width="244" /></a> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bxjgcbm5yiA/VbASp79juOI/AAAAAAAAS8U/s92etnlwYFs/s1600-h/DSC_096512.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0965" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4TJmtOET_nc/VbASqelhrTI/AAAAAAAAS8Y/tknGD2cTL1I/DSC_09651_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="153" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0965" width="205" /></a></span> <br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">No Upper East Side ao longo de 1,6 km da Quinta Avenida estão os bairros mais influentes de Nova York e os mais famosos museus. Entre eles</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> o Museu Metropolitano de Arts, Guggenheim e Whitney Museu de Arte Americana. A residência oficial do prefeito de Nova Iorque, a Grace Mansion, esta localizada na rua 89 e é aberta ao publico. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hh5dLd-Gvk8/VbASqoIOgOI/AAAAAAAAS8k/pIuMa4fntn4/s1600-h/New-York-City-metropolitan-museum-of%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img alt="B4MKC0" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Roak5_AEcfM/VbASrbyLUmI/AAAAAAAAS8o/yNMLcztiUlQ/New-York-City-metropolitan-museum-of.jpg?imgmax=800" height="247" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="B4MKC0" width="337" /></a> </span><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5B1lXeM7MVg/VbASr2EL1II/AAAAAAAAS80/y2wDMtw9pZY/s1600-h/ggg14.jpg"><img alt="ggg1" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9CgI9dT1I4o/VbASsaaMM7I/AAAAAAAAS84/PH1nFW-ww2s/ggg1_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" height="248" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="ggg1" width="305" /></a> <br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n5pStx4iI40/VbASsyuldNI/AAAAAAAAS9E/OcbCTMcLJw8/s1600-h/Whitney_Museum_of_American_Art5.jpg"><img alt="Whitney_Museum_of_American_Art" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F3xuvNsrx8w/VbAStbXPUsI/AAAAAAAAS9M/1WjEZgEDNmQ/Whitney_Museum_of_American_Art_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="272" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Whitney_Museum_of_American_Art" width="335" /></a> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eY8TBw9-Tuk/VbASt19YRYI/AAAAAAAAS9U/OJ6f8Ypsfew/s1600-h/Gracie-Mansion4.jpg"><img alt="Gracie-Mansion" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-O5YelO7FTTE/VbASueNZRrI/AAAAAAAAS9Y/9ZjSF8Zor8E/Gracie-Mansion_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="271" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Gracie-Mansion" width="385" /></a></span> <br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">O Upper West Side tambem conta com o Museu Americano de Historia Natural, um dos maiores e mais inovadores do mundo. Ele oferece uma viagem a terra e ao espaço no Frederic Phines&Sandra PriestRose Center. Apresenta mais de 2500 foot square de recriação da floresta tropical africana no Hall of Diversity. Parece ficção. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-clqfnRmDWJQ/VbASuwlA3uI/AAAAAAAAS9k/GiEHBcDxrRk/s1600-h/1mmm5.jpg"><img alt="1mmm" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LstBP30pbX8/VbASveCHItI/AAAAAAAAS9o/G-MfuQblTI0/1mmm_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" height="294" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="1mmm" width="431" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CyV8X6zRFl4/VbASwFJbwUI/AAAAAAAAS90/sIYVEaa6dTY/s1600-h/dino4.jpg"><img alt="dino" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CGo5RInqZ20/VbASwhkxpWI/AAAAAAAAS94/Byj4KHXVUVo/dino_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="301" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="dino" width="431" /></a></span> <br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">O New York Historical Society & Library localizado no West Side do Central Park foi o primeiro museu de Nova Iorque e conta a historia dos Estados Unidos pela visão de Nova Iorque. Um filme de 18 minutos oferece um relato sucinto enquanto o DiMenna Museu Histórico Infantil mostra a visão histórica das crianças de Nova Iorque, incluindo imigrantes da era colonial. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qsoU2y_2KFQ/VbASwzbGyAI/AAAAAAAAS-E/gFbnkXXIUgw/s1600-h/1%252520Benjamin_Franklin_on_a_Bench%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="SONY DSC" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YK_4garllho/VbASxkoJmNI/AAAAAAAAS-M/HMV0UzJ7PbM/1%252520Benjamin_Franklin_on_a_Bench_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="SONY DSC" width="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_jLDhg0JYlQ/VbASyM6fp-I/AAAAAAAAS-U/tqhLsHC31Tc/s1600-h/1%252520libriry%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="1 libriry" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xMCFgXS_N-U/VbASyts5RSI/AAAAAAAAS-c/l7Q-hV_-ENE/1%252520libriry_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="1 libriry" width="311" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pvvMLaO8C2o/VbASzHrICGI/AAAAAAAAS-g/zxjJPuL1eAc/s1600-h/1%252520lincln%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="1 lincln" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aJkxrQV6iuo/VbASzhRvUcI/AAAAAAAAS-o/uOhzsjrTt-Y/1%252520lincln_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="1 lincln" width="307" /></a> </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-g04LHHJLSZo/VbAS0MtOvFI/AAAAAAAAS-0/LmPwyjrJOdQ/s1600-h/1DIDI%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="New York Historical Society. PBDW architect renovations" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AfyHM3ZUgGc/VbAS0oCBHMI/AAAAAAAAS-4/sfuiEOj_XGk/1DIDI_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="272" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="New York Historical Society. PBDW architect renovations" width="419" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w2cwMttzUCY/VbAS1NT2B7I/AAAAAAAAS_E/zQ5oeyHZc90/s1600-h/1didila%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="1didila" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tS8u_7p1qik/VbAS1x1RF3I/AAAAAAAAS_I/3DBzTIEukdA/1didila_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="255" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="1didila" width="425" /></a></span> <br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">O Central Park foi inaugurado em 1857 com 843 km quadrados. Em 1858 Frederick Law Olmsted e Calvert CarrosselVaux venceram o concurso de design "Greensward Plan" para melhoria e expansão do parque. Apos a expansão passou a ter 3,41km quadrados de área, ou seja, 4km de extensao por 850m de largura. É o parque mais visitado do pais. Suas principais atrações são o castelo Belvedere, o Grand Army Plaza que tem o Sherman Monument, o Carrossel e o Café Boathouse. O parque conta com trilhas, duas pistas de patinação no gelo e lagos artificiais entre eles The Lake, The Pond, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir, The Pool e o Harlem Meer. O JKO Reservoir embora não seja mais usado para distribuir água para a cidade de Nova Iorque providencia água para a Pool e o Harlem Meer. Ele recebeu o nome de JKO para homenageá-la por suas contribuições a cidade e porque ela corria na área. O reservatório fica sob a janela de seu apartamento na Quinta Avenida. Os condomínios de apartamentos que contornam a extensão do parque são ricamente elaborados com arquitetura eclética e agrega castas seletas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Na frente do edifício Dakota, situado na esquina da 72nd Street e Central Park West, no Central Park, ha uma area chamada de Strawbery Field. Nesta area ha um circulo escrito "IMAGINE", em homenagem ao cantor John Lenon que foi assassinado ao voltar pra casa, na entrada do Dakota, por um homem que ficou revoltado com as letras das musicas do compositor pois as julgava ofensivas a Deus. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;"></span><br /><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LUSV2z6vru0/VbFhM91bx-I/AAAAAAAATJc/d2ZGCWZpPV8/s1600-h/CentralParkBoatHouse2%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img alt="CentralParkBoatHouse2" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uQLPcgSKQAU/VbFhNahTltI/AAAAAAAATJk/AylczcOpakY/CentralParkBoatHouse2_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="164" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="CentralParkBoatHouse2" width="244" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OrJNN15YSBo/VbFhN34u9nI/AAAAAAAATJw/bQtrF5HZ24M/s1600-h/123cem%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="123cem" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Tnp0IDYBrn4/VbFhQoB2BkI/AAAAAAAATJ4/ua5KX7lV0TM/123cem_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="123cem" width="244" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iCLiKgSU1OU/VbAS2saVXiI/AAAAAAAATKA/mdkeHGfe5RA/s1600-h/dakota%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="dakota" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--5sgLxMF0bs/VbAS3OB7HSI/AAAAAAAATKM/MKyDdOnJ3yE/dakota_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="168" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="dakota" width="170" /></a></span> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Cf7EVl7u8I0/VbAS3gWNk0I/AAAAAAAATKY/-jnX0I0NVbs/s1600-h/circulo%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="circulo" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r-26aPeRlwY/VbAS4J1k7zI/AAAAAAAATKk/njUZQtkn_Yg/circulo_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="164" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="circulo" width="186" /></a></span> <br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Entre a 5th e 6th Avenidas encontra-se o Rockefeller Center. Este complexo de 19 edifícios comerciais é o coração de Nova Iorque. Esta localizado no centro da Midtown onde também se localiza o maior teatro do pais, o Radio City Music Hall. A Lower Plaza exibe a estatua de Prometeus, observando a pista de patinação ao ar livre durante o inverno. Mas no verão a multidão comparece do mesmo jeito. Os restaurantes, lojas, jardins e as obras de arte se encarregam de enterte-los. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VuZHsoV5J2k/VbAS46HYnjI/AAAAAAAAS_0/D9KQUw9xM_g/s1600-h/rockefeller-center-tree-20143.jpg"><img alt="rockefeller-center-tree-2014" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rx7zFNNtOmg/VbAS5SDh_DI/AAAAAAAAS_4/PFt59AbXfXI/rockefeller-center-tree-2014_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="214" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="rockefeller-center-tree-2014" width="357" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W9o2TzUJjlE/VbAS6OFhGKI/AAAAAAAATAE/mhowN3KvYD4/s1600-h/rockneve4.jpg"><img alt="Christmas at Rockefeller Center, 2008" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Jproj6Dyrms/VbAS6u7KtVI/AAAAAAAATAI/AKNXiPIFZlU/rockneve_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="213" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Christmas at Rockefeller Center, 2008" width="302" /></a></span> <br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Na Broadway encontramos o mundialmente conhecido Hard Rock Café que serve comida típica americana: hamburgues, cerveja e barbecue (BBQ). Ha outras opções. A marca celebra as décadas de Rock-n-Roll e vende seus produtos. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A Times Square, situada na Midtown, é famosa por seu New Year's Eve Celebration (Passagem do Ano Novo) e por seus deslumbrantes teatros na Broadway. Na arquitetura destaca_se o Edifício Chrysler, que já foi o arranha-céu mais alto do mundo antes de ser suplantado pelo Empire State building; o Citcorp Center, sede do CitiBank impressiona pelo seu angulo de 45 graus no teto e por sua base apoiada em colunas, alem de ser um dos edifícios mais altos; a Grand Central Station (ferroviário e metroviário); o edifício General Eletric com sua coroa caracteristica; a sede das Nações Unidas (Oscar Niemeyer); a Biblioteca Publica de New york e Murray Hill, uma das áreas residenciais mais valorizadas de Nova Iorque. </span><br />
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O Intrepid Sea, Air&Space Museum é uma exibição para inovações marítima, aérea e espacial e para estórias humanas de triunfo. Estão expostos os o submarino USS Growler, o Concorde da British Airways e o Space Shuttle Pavillion. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-T_mbMLe75hU/VbAS_HfX-BI/AAAAAAAATBU/kfSt0AkbJiM/s1600-h/intrepid1.jpg"><img alt="intrepid" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fjti5r-lXOE/VbAS_oqu6YI/AAAAAAAATBY/drpt30HRfdc/intrepid_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="162" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="intrepid" width="206" /></a></span> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kc_dHUBhzLc/VbATAI2Lf-I/AAAAAAAATBg/L2EbKafI8Jo/s1600-h/2_uss_growler_intrepid_museum_aircra.jpg"><img alt="2_uss_growler_intrepid_museum_aircraft_carrier" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l8ZRILUa1Qo/VbATAaX3CrI/AAAAAAAATBo/n8HXCAgxxCo/2_uss_growler_intrepid_museum_aircra%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="2_uss_growler_intrepid_museum_aircraft_carrier" width="163" /></a></span> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Dx3t5kCN02k/VbATAzmepBI/AAAAAAAATB0/677U9rEGoiA/s1600-h/British_Airways_Concorde_G-BOAD3.jpg"><img alt="British_Airways_Concorde_G-BOAD" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-e5XMUT4AMXc/VbATBaZusBI/AAAAAAAATB4/SwiIzMhHfPc/British_Airways_Concorde_G-BOAD_thum.jpg?imgmax=800" height="164" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="British_Airways_Concorde_G-BOAD" width="244" /></a> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vDhbB5f6B5Q/VbATBxE5s7I/AAAAAAAATCE/btFzEVD_sNg/s1600-h/669878main_enterprise_large_full2.jpg"><img alt="669878main_enterprise_large_full" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3AtCIUbOXLU/VbATCfwr8fI/AAAAAAAATCI/QSSzv6IwQiE/669878main_enterprise_large_full_thu.jpg?imgmax=800" height="164" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="669878main_enterprise_large_full" width="244" /></a></span> <br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Entre a 7th e a 8th Avenues na Times Square fica o Madame Tussauds New York, o mais famoso </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">museu de cera do mundo com mais de 200 figuras que vai de estrelas a lideres mundiais.</span> <br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_8FyqIZpoeE/VbATC3HigXI/AAAAAAAATCU/1-208owj_B0/s1600-h/inside-the-ride4.jpg"><img align="left" alt="inside-the-ride" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oGqxY_4_HbI/VbATDjziqUI/AAAAAAAATCY/yH7OXXTEUWU/inside-the-ride_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="161" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: left; margin: 15px 15px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="inside-the-ride" width="244" /></a></span> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Em Nova Iorque conhecemos o "Ride", part Tour, part Show, um ônibus com assentos na disposição dos estádios, cinemas, teatros com janelas que vão do chão ao teto proporcionando visão total das paisagens e pontos turísticos. Parabéns aos New Yorkers. Já estava na hora de alguém se dar conta que os ônibus tradicionais não são adequados para tours. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Lower Manhattan, Downtown, é o lugar de nascimento de Nova Iorque e da nação. É um dos distritos mais históricos dos estados Unidos.Ha muito tem sido o centro financeiro do pais, casa para o Wall Street, instituições culturais de classe internacional e centro para eventos de dança, musica e artes visuais. O Lower Manhattan também conta com belas enseadas, paisagens do porto, parques, praças, esplanadas e museus. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vQZBD9c0ang/VbFhdzA0n7I/AAAAAAAATMI/Da6cAotZMX4/s1600-h/Wall_Street_Sign_%2525281-9%252529%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Wall_Street_Sign_(1-9)" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MUqVos-YJ3I/VbFheVX95KI/AAAAAAAATMQ/zeBffBtnUkQ/Wall_Street_Sign_%2525281-9%252529_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="186" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Wall_Street_Sign_(1-9)" width="252" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t2sp5IazJUE/VbFhe3CHvOI/AAAAAAAATMY/3oJC34Thj8A/s1600-h/bolsa%252520fim%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="bolsa fim" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z8HqTMEMXfo/VbFhfrjUG-I/AAAAAAAATMc/tFtrnOuRcKI/bolsa%252520fim_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="190" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="bolsa fim" width="359" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m59msSz45mg/VbFhf7Cx96I/AAAAAAAATMk/BSfxlpnV6Fc/s1600-h/bull%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="bull" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WWaQCY9q14k/VbFhgW-Ir6I/AAAAAAAATMw/2hkx3MTsZ2g/bull_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="192" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="bull" width="269" /></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A atração mais visitada atualmente no Lower Manhatan é o 9/11 Memorial&Museum no World trade center. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">O 9/11 Museum esta localizado no One World Trade Center e relata os eventos ocorridos em 11 de setembro de 2001 através de objetos que vão de monumentais a íntimos bem como relatos em primeira pessoa e exibições de multimídia. Esta torre esta pronta e tem um design moderno e foi construído em vidro azul espelhado. A segunda torre esta em obra e ficara no lado oposto a esta.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">O 9/11 Memorial consiste de duas laminas d’agua no exato lugar das duas torres derrubadas e são circundadas por centenas de arvores de carvalho branco. Uma arvore sobreviveu aos atentados e esta protegida por um circulo de metal prateado. Ela é alta e tem o tronco mais grosso do que todas as demais. Também mostra as marcas do fogo. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">O Mural de cobre na parede eh homenagem aos 341 bombeiros que morreram durante a operacao de salvamento. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A ultima foto esta em construcao. Sera a estacao do Sistema trem/metro e um centro comercial. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Outra atração comovente de Nova Iorque é o Museum of Jewish Heritage que explora a vasta experiência da vida judaica nos séculos XX e XXI - antes, durante e depois do Holocausto. Garden of Stones é de autoria de Andy Goldsworththy. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">O centro de Nova Iorque abrange uma área aproximada de 2,5 km de ruas estreitas e sinuosas com canyons de arranha-céu entre elas onde você pode caminhar ao longo da costa e, boquiaberto e meio-perdido com um mapa nas mãos, admirar as inúmeras atrações históricas e arquitetura monumental. Caminhar pela Wall Street para ver o Mercado de Ações de Nova Iorque em ação e tentar entender o fascínio que ela exerce sobre a humanidade é um exercício que só aqui é possível avaliar. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">O Batery Park e o Liberty State Park são os únicos caminhos que levam ate a Estatua da Liberdade, o símbolo americano de Liberdade e Esperança. O Statue Cruises sai diariamente Ellis Island destes dois parques. Já havíamos estado lá em outra viagem a Nova Iorque e seguimos para a Broadway. Erroneamente tida como uma avenida, ela é parte da cultura e entretenimento da cidade de Nova Iorque por mais de cem anos. A começar pelo Bronx numa extensão de 24 km que é uma das mais antigas vias (thoroughfares) da cidade. Com mais de 40 teatros, ele é considerado a maior concentração de entretenimentos comerciais do mundo. Na intersecção da Broadway com a Sétima Avenida fica a Times Square, o ponto mais transitado por pedestres do mundo, onde todos se concentram para ver as luzes e sons da famosa "ball drop", a "descida da bola" na contagem regressiva da véspera do Ano Novo. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Gh95uAVR-9k/VbATIXbea9I/AAAAAAAATDk/VasHi_dubJ8/s1600-h/DSC_09193.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0919" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OKINBS2Vi4U/VbATJPfMWaI/AAAAAAAATDo/xzLvTSjXPag/DSC_0919_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0919" width="165" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bsj_6w8Di40/VbATKE0dBkI/AAAAAAAATD0/m-e_Y4p8RUc/s1600-h/DSC_092211.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0922" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zfBlINmJUwE/VbATKs0qPNI/AAAAAAAATD4/ZyWm_5gfueU/DSC_09221_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="198" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0922" width="283" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WmpwUBNOv6E/VbATLXuOjZI/AAAAAAAATEE/ta3d0iKUVyc/s1600-h/DSC_09243.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0924" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cMMz_8URVdo/VbATL2T9SjI/AAAAAAAATEI/e0BXFp5-RTk/DSC_0924_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0924" width="165" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iGYcu4L7V7I/VbATMv-RFWI/AAAAAAAATEU/e97db7U_qfA/s1600-h/DSC_092611.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0926" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W-Xx-i1l868/VbATNOkQ7nI/AAAAAAAATEY/MIK3328zp7Y/DSC_09261_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="204" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0926" width="285" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-11MlwidBUMQ/VbATNiwGeYI/AAAAAAAATEk/rbSDZlAU0-Y/s1600-h/DSC_09293.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0929" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IPmEIObIXLE/VbATOHpZAwI/AAAAAAAATEo/cc7H5yLET5I/DSC_0929_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0929" width="244" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bRKnBQRIKzM/VbATOj9lZPI/AAAAAAAATE0/Dj2ax8QRaV8/s1600-h/DSC_09403.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0940" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NxzQs5FIRgY/VbATPa-H20I/AAAAAAAATE4/UtUsQvRRV3g/DSC_0940_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0940" width="244" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghvVlhPB_rPqp5rxQEI7gkvFpVQzSPHpx0ksA_pQyBEFx7x_rejSJYz4603xflQXhGq8T95pZ-07q5upEJOJ8gss5IOC-0Q9krphinlzwqxZ_vqzdkiYKv0h8BSsw7wjazMoU-pAyyPlm/s1600-h/DSC_09423.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0942" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-381Y1bpktdI/VbATQUUj2sI/AAAAAAAATFM/sjNEqbkRW4g/DSC_0942_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="244" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0942" width="165" /></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cflQlFcwNiM/VbATQ_jEfcI/AAAAAAAATFU/wSO3-ni0VPs/s1600-h/DSC_09433.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0943" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jDcGTBnppQA/VbATRj0oA8I/AAAAAAAATFY/naJLbCTH9Xk/DSC_0943_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0943" width="244" /></a></span> <br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Com tantos teatros e platéia a cidade conta com pecas teatrais excelentes o ano todo. Estão atualmente em cartaz Matilda, um musical; Fuerza Bruta; The Lion King; Mama Mia!; Les Miserables; Phanton of the Opera; Wicked; Jersey Boys; Chicago; Kink Boots. Algumas delas em cartaz ha vintes anos. Cada vez que viemos a Nova Iorque assistimos a alguma delas e sempre ficamos a desejar mais.Ha também muitos shows como o Stomp, um grupo de percussão formado por oito membros se apresentando no Orpheum Theatre na Segunda Avenida. E o Blue Man Grpoup que desafia a definição de teatro. O espetáculo conta com três personagens azuis e carecas que levam a platéia ao delírio de forma divertida, inteligente e visualmente chocantes.Eles são acompanhados por uma banda dinâmica cujo ritmo tribal ajuda a tornar show inesquecível. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">New York é show durante as 24 horas do dia. A cidade não dorme e administra sua complexidade. Também atrai os mais variados sentimentos da humanidade que vão da admiração ao ódio culminando com o evento de 11 de Setembro de 2001. Mas a cidade não se deixa abater e segue em frente e os milhares de turistas continuam chegando e deixando a cidade diariamente cheios de informação, alegria e declarando <strong><span style="color: red;">I love New York</span></strong>. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Cida e Celso. </span><br />
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VIVENDO NA ESTRADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123949644858798035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019477320823703617.post-31708930359167209102015-07-14T20:41:00.001-07:002015-07-15T12:09:18.668-07:00Boston–Massachuset<p> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Boston foi fundada em 1630 pela Companhia Massachusetts Bay no governo de John Winthrop. Foi cena de muitos protestos que levaram a Revolução Americana no final do século XVIII que culminou com a Independência dos Estados Unidos. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Boston começa no Faneuil Hall Market Place, o primeiro mercado aberto da América. Faneuil foi um mercador americano que doou o edifício Faneuil Hall para a cidade de Boston em 1742. O Faneuil Hall é considerado o "Berço da Liberdade". Este local de encontro e centro de comercio hospedou algumas das primeiras discussões contra os impostos exigidos pelo governo inglês em 1764 e acendeu a faísca do sentimento contra o domínio britânico. Mas a população cresceu rapidamente e o prédio do Faneuill não atendia mais as necessidades da cidade. O local era tomado por fazendeiros, gado vivo, carroças (wagon). Era um centro de distribuição de alimentos. Em 1823 o prefeito Josiah Quincy percebeu que era necessário não apenas mais espaço para o comercio mas também civilidade e construiu o Quincy Market com a arquitetura dos templos gregos: colunas e domo de cobre. Sucesso total. Na metade do XX ele esteve abandonado e quase foi demolido. Felizmente preveleceu o bom senso, ele foi revitalizado e hoje continua a providenciar comida, entretenimento, mercado de varejo e ricas historias. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">É um lugar vibrante cheio de lojas, bares, livros e muitas outras mercadorias. O andar superior é um grande saguão com muita informação histórica. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Na parte externa carroças (wagons) com pequenos comércios dão charme ao local. </font> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xF2Q1aE6JCc/VaavbknxKNI/AAAAAAAASzY/uJ5cj2wza-g/s1600-h/DSC_08243.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xF2Q1aE6JCc/VaavbknxKNI/AAAAAAAASzg/PVgwe3TyZW0/s1600-h/DSC_08241%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0824" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0824" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-62HBTuFplOs/VaXVQEW3oQI/AAAAAAAASzs/vTmyTT6KCwA/DSC_08241_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="213" height="172"></a></font> </a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Xpr3LxmS8K4/VaXVQ5gWuaI/AAAAAAAASz4/EClHzkKjgIk/s1600-h/DSC_08293.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Xpr3LxmS8K4/VaXVQ5gWuaI/AAAAAAAAS0E/b0KMiT3PSpE/s1600-h/DSC_08291%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0829" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0829" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Pbres84GeQs/VaXVSbGrcDI/AAAAAAAAS0M/vTlhLVZ0GVc/DSC_08291_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="201" height="171"></a></font> </a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hMtvOBmZw5U/VaXVS-mN4rI/AAAAAAAAS0c/x0PawB7DaX0/s1600-h/DSC_08373.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hMtvOBmZw5U/VaXVS-mN4rI/AAAAAAAAS0g/DDC3pxKcczU/s1600-h/DSC_08371%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0837" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0837" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RgOIMxRo5ys/VaXVUQ9oxuI/AAAAAAAAS0o/YfyusaKtGCY/DSC_08371_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="193" height="170"></a></font> </a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--1sKE1ked6U/VaXVVMvBk0I/AAAAAAAAS00/U6Vi2Hl2lc0/s1600-h/DSC_08403.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--1sKE1ked6U/VaXVVMvBk0I/AAAAAAAAS08/GsMDGCseylE/s1600-h/DSC_08401%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0840" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0840" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-32UbKxwp9f0/VaXVXE60ZyI/AAAAAAAAS1E/FvXSd9MfLTE/DSC_08401_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="230" height="169"></a></font></a> <font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yKxZs3NELE8/VaavmXDRQsI/AAAAAAAAS1U/kwL1z4MaQWY/s1600-h/fane2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="fane2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="fane2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MPZgAnV9PoE/Vaavmxdgi9I/AAAAAAAAS1g/cq9JuO2cjU8/fane2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="321" height="241"></a></font> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7rEIvqIHGN4/VaXVX53V-YI/AAAAAAAAS1s/goT4RzharcM/s1600-h/DSC_08463.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7rEIvqIHGN4/VaXVX53V-YI/AAAAAAAAS14/8nP8VyEHCv4/s1600-h/DSC_08461%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0846" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0846" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VzR8rRAfyMo/VaXVZgCDeEI/AAAAAAAAS2E/-fhaQbP2Xlk/DSC_08461_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="152" height="241"></a></font></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1KiGok8H5Mc/Vaavp9W_v-I/AAAAAAAAS2Q/fUE69d-r_CQ/s1600-h/USA-Faneuil_Hall0%252520%2525282%252529%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="USA-Faneuil_Hall0 (2)" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="USA-Faneuil_Hall0 (2)" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Rc6yniaVZfk/Vaavqv0JlKI/AAAAAAAAS2Y/Szdm6w5JLFs/USA-Faneuil_Hall0%252520%2525282%252529_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="335" height="243"></a> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Seguimos para o Rose Kennedy Greenway, uma área verde revitalizada belíssima. Removeram as linhas de transportes para o subsolo e transformaram a área num espaço verde belíssimo e saudável. Ha um carrossel para deleite das crianças. </font> <p> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oa1_ux1ZPPs/VaXVbWn1sZI/AAAAAAAASbQ/4-tMU5qnFq8/s1600-h/DSC_086211.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="DSC_0862" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0862" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IAm1DhGAv2o/VaXVcI0iiaI/AAAAAAAASbY/ycd3XlMiE-I/DSC_08621_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="276" height="194"></font></a> <font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Wr9rEV8QrLY/VaXVfK3GMjI/AAAAAAAASbg/7pHY3uM5SXY/s1600-h/carrocel14.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="carrocel1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="carrocel1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mWRjpNW4b-U/VaXVgTvFWcI/AAAAAAAASbo/UN7ENMwyJfg/carrocel1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="252" height="198"></font></a> <font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EwpwvwAP6mg/VaXVg1r0vwI/AAAAAAAASbw/HLwDwTlOuEo/s1600-h/carrocel24.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="carrocel2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="carrocel2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4LA3pUMyKgk/VaXVhg1AFRI/AAAAAAAASb4/C2zu72qjtKg/carrocel2_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="292" height="197"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A cidade também conta com o Boston Common, o mais antigo parque da América que já foi usado para treinamento militar, criar gado e lugar de enforcamento. Hoje serve como retiro do agito da cidade. Eh uma área verde enorme com esculturas, fontes, pergolados, lagoa onde se pode andar de pedalinho e uma escultura de uma ninhada de patinhos "Make Way for Duckilings". </font> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5vWP_iC-lu0/VaXViZEPB8I/AAAAAAAAScA/U4s42GLvTCs/s1600-h/DSC_08013.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="DSC_0801" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0801" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-h-2DHkBGtL0/VaXVizjrEII/AAAAAAAAScE/YdPPKMCFuv8/DSC_0801_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></font></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hO1-1ZeDieU/VaXVjQs1vPI/AAAAAAAAScM/oVnFBwGqahQ/s1600-h/24052065.82e39964.6402.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="24052065.82e39964.640" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; 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border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Edward_Everett_Hale_statue,_Boston_Public_Garden,_Boston,_Massachusetts" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yg0iRW4sQpM/VaXVs6R99RI/AAAAAAAASdU/I2daFIelglg/Edward_Everett_Hale_statue_Boston_Pu.jpg?imgmax=800" width="122" height="177"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jY6eWqZzKoM/VaXVtbq8mRI/AAAAAAAASdg/urpwFZkii70/s1600-h/GHoffman-Tadpole-statue-90995.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="GHoffman-Tadpole-statue-9099" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="GHoffman-Tadpole-statue-9099" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mssrJBOelSg/VaXVuIWBwWI/AAAAAAAASdk/YlfcHQRTdLc/GHoffman-Tadpole-statue-9099_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="111" height="183"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QPCYqQ9rhbw/VaXVuyLGZsI/AAAAAAAASdw/bt06cKYMKIs/s1600-h/poe13.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="poe1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="poe1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--dlBxT-JcTk/VaXVwICyyzI/AAAAAAAASd4/xrcITB6SS24/poe1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="254" height="179"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xOFf5zRsPUc/VaXVwyBtr1I/AAAAAAAASeA/yJ_N8CyuQ68/s1600-h/statue-of-discovery-boston-common4.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="statue-of-discovery-boston-common" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="statue-of-discovery-boston-common" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-O4HuH5UF7CY/VaXVxY2HGlI/AAAAAAAASeE/cVJn_qubQOQ/statue-of-discovery-boston-common_th.jpg?imgmax=800" width="131" height="186"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O monumento New England Holocaust Memorial com seis torres de vidro, atrás do Government Center, contem os nomes dos prisioneiros dos campos de concentração da Alemanha durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Quando você caminha entre elas você lembra dos judeus, eslavos, poloneses, católicos, gays, ciganos, deficientes e prisioneiros políticos cruelmente assassinados pelo regime nazista. O monumento lembra o período mais escuro da historia mundial. O impacto que eles causam nos faz voltar a pensar no tema. Todos os seres humanos deveriam passar por ele simplesmente para podermos nos posicionar quando novos momentos se apresentarem. O sentimento de repulsa é inevitável. Ha ate mesmo a simulacao do gas saindo nas camaras que tirava a vida das pessoas.</font> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZkZiQvsRoEU/VaXVyIJczHI/AAAAAAAASeQ/gpiP7-B-blc/s1600-h/holo52.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="holo5" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="holo5" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wfM28POUVns/VaXVyq1z4II/AAAAAAAASeU/Xf0nzKAOXh8/holo5_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="195" height="161"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9W6JQMrJdG8/VaXVzPrVBBI/AAAAAAAASeg/NHjuR11gQz0/s1600-h/Holocaust_Memorial25.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="Holocaust_Memorial2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Holocaust_Memorial2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qpsfBbZBUvk/VaXVz9aBU6I/AAAAAAAASek/w_BnmFzLClM/Holocaust_Memorial2_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="193" height="160"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iJvAPLaRo4o/VaXV0acQ0DI/AAAAAAAASew/rJ3UnYD5IVo/s1600-h/new-england-holocaust-memorial13.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="new-england-holocaust-memorial1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="new-england-holocaust-memorial1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7PMYIytOhBU/VaXV038LFCI/AAAAAAAASe0/DLkROaR-wdk/new-england-holocaust-memorial1_thum.jpg?imgmax=800" width="251" height="158"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-omBHVVuG0jA/VaXV1dEbojI/AAAAAAAASfA/XRb2z46c8dM/s1600-h/new-england-holocaust-museum3.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="new-england-holocaust-museum" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="new-england-holocaust-museum" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0MV4bl6P3pc/VaXV1wGpSqI/AAAAAAAASfE/hgeD3yB5BeY/new-england-holocaust-museum_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i1BgOXOJYbQ/VaXV2qCoFkI/AAAAAAAASfQ/AelWWG_fWcQ/s1600-h/BB4%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img title="BB4" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 16px 0px 37px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="BB4" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dsr2gmrvCNI/VaXV3MKgP6I/AAAAAAAASfU/t0CBiNG9n-A/BB4_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="296" align="left" height="216"></a></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Back Bay é um bairro de Boston famoso por suas numerosas casas de três andares de tijolo-a-vista </font><font size="4" face="Verdana">marrom e mármore. Também conta com os edifícios mais altos. Entre eles o Hancock Tower com 241 metros de altura e 60 andares, concluído em 1960. O Christian Science Complex e o John B. Hynes Convention Center e biblioteca púbica. </font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"></font> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4Yj7fLM0fYA/VaXV3-Epq-I/AAAAAAAASfg/i00xgx7JX6Q/s1600-h/BB1%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="BB1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="BB1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LDZJVJPH6tg/VaXV4bN9n9I/AAAAAAAASfk/KqW2dMOpipQ/BB1_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="197"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ixh_dPearqs/VaXV46h7s9I/AAAAAAAASfw/ma8ksk-un0A/s1600-h/BB2%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="BB2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="BB2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aZ63R_3CGMg/VaXV5fvogjI/AAAAAAAASf0/u5g69pqpyUU/BB2_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="201"></a> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5UXedE-9LWU/VaXV59inw2I/AAAAAAAAS2g/HxukMCSkSEQ/s1600-h/John_Hancock_Tower3.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDhQKGYh-aX79_OD4nmUQqBThyphenhyphenEg4ZofaP2Gukdexdj1m67BHhpg9-GBziOaO5tbefPpoe6XN_iV1zszzFFsUs1IFku4ZL3jzkPkPF0FYWzm566bxlZIWuu39By3YLkzgGRoN6Gi2XGDZ/s1600-h/John_Hancock_Tower.jpg"><img title="John_Hancock_Tower" style="border-left-width: 0px; 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border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Christian_Science_Mother_Church,_Boston,_Massachusetts" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IxaJ1r3mP98/VaXV83dpOWI/AAAAAAAASgw/T6sRYrOh3GY/Christian_Science_Mother_Church%25252C_Boston%25252C_Massachusetts_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="268" height="218"></a></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Beacon Hill é um bairro de calcadas de tijolo vermelho e casas de tijolo-a-vista, também vermelho, lampião a gás e testemunhou muito da historia da cidade. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GBpFw5fr-78/VaXV9jEs9HI/AAAAAAAAS3M/ctzwwLVKKA8/s1600-h/beacon3.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GBpFw5fr-78/VaXV9jEs9HI/AAAAAAAAS3Y/BW7z476MYTA/s1600-h/beacon.jpg"><img title="beacon" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="beacon" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NVesuDGs6wo/VaXV-d1YIoI/AAAAAAAASp4/7g_MPVZdMhU/beacon_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="282" height="222"></a></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fXytrfdGlAk/VaXWAWhiTaI/AAAAAAAAS3k/h8vJIQBUL4s/s1600-h/beaconHill_shutterstock_superreduced%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fXytrfdGlAk/VaXWAWhiTaI/AAAAAAAAS3o/KMoRHX-aA1Q/s1600-h/beaconHill_shutterstock_superreduced%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="beaconHill_shutterstock_superreduced[1]" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="beaconHill_shutterstock_superreduced[1]" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AxAoB_mT_U0/VaXWA7M6Y-I/AAAAAAAASqQ/vqHJ53hay48/beaconHill_shutterstock_superreduced%25255B1%25255D_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="306" height="225"></a></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O State Capitol Building é a sede do Commonwealth de Massachusetts. Esta situado no topo da Beacon Hill. Foi concluído em 1798 e seu domo é de ouro puro. Na frente dele esta o The Robert Gould Shaw Memorial dedicado ao Black 54th Regimente, Regimento Negro, que lutou junto ao exercito da União contra os Federados na Guerra Civil (1861-1865). </font> <p> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dTL4vucPIBE/VaXWBxF-5SI/AAAAAAAAS34/r_52QhVemsE/s1600-h/DSC_0818111.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dTL4vucPIBE/VaXWBxF-5SI/AAAAAAAAS4E/koIiUBuMaWs/s1600-h/DSC_081811.jpg"><img title="DSC_0818" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0818" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wEOQ_Np3hws/VaXWDbvhl-I/AAAAAAAASho/Xi3bTo68Mmw/DSC_08181_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="337" height="245"></a></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OU3DIojuXXo/VaXWEBe9zRI/AAAAAAAAS4Q/_wftE38o1f8/s1600-h/negrum.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OU3DIojuXXo/VaXWEBe9zRI/AAAAAAAAS4c/hKNSIVGP_Hs/s1600-h/negrum1.jpg"><img title="negrum" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="negrum" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6Co8IsB7BAE/VaXWFgLeLSI/AAAAAAAASiE/Wj1_RNRd9Bc/negrum_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="319" height="241"></a></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">No Park Street Church se situa uma igreja construída em 1809. Ela é conhecida como "Esquina </font> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wAdKDIIK1ss/VaXWGE1Iw0I/AAAAAAAASiQ/bV5nfvuYcf0/s1600-h/Park_Street_Church_Boston_DSC_0072_A%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="Park_Street_Church_Boston_DSC_0072_AD" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 26px 0px 25px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Park_Street_Church_Boston_DSC_0072_AD" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cEwoukNF_NY/VaXWGt1WkuI/AAAAAAAASiU/Cqysbi71JuE/Park_Street_Church_Boston_DSC_0072_A%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="206" align="left" height="316"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Enxofre" porque seu porão serviu de casa de</font> <font size="4" face="Verdana">pólvora durante a Guerra de 1812. Nela os abolicionistas também pregaram contra a escravidão em 1829 e cantaram a canção América (My Country'Tis of Thee) pela primeira vez em 4/7/1831. Cruzando a rua ha pequena estrutura de concreto que marca a entrada do primeiro metro da América, inaugurado em 1898. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mICiFsOY298/VaXWHaHQwhI/AAAAAAAASig/Ymy7rHigyZY/s1600-h/cemetery8.jpg"><img title="cemetery" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 11px 0px 5px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="cemetery" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8K7poGuTNqg/VaXWH6YSkcI/AAAAAAAASik/mVC_QEafQ4Y/cemetery_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="299" align="right" height="223"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Próximo da igreja no meio do parque esta o antigo Cemitério Granary onde descansam residentes famosos e lideres que assinaram a Declaração de Independência. O obelisco no meio do cemitério é o tumulo dos pais de Benjamin Franklin. Ele nasceu em Boston e assinou os três principais documento da Independência dos Estados Unidos. </font> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OZyM2UEYKRg/VaXWIrGJ5wI/AAAAAAAASiw/i4IetLJ4XAs/s1600-h/placa%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="placa" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 23px 0px 13px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="placa" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PhkWkt1y67I/VaXWI6svihI/AAAAAAAASi0/RJkVi1VkR1U/placa_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="257" align="left" height="181"></a><font size="4" face="Verdana">Na School Street ha uma coluna que marca o lugar da primeira <font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EJVegAvvv5k/VaXWJQgqkNI/AAAAAAAASjA/xnzJZgvQUxU/s1600-h/Benjamin_Franklin_statue%25252C_Old_City_Hall%25252C_Boston_-_1%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="Benjamin_Franklin_statue,_Old_City_Hall,_Boston_-_1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Benjamin_Franklin_statue,_Old_City_Hall,_Boston_-_1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QhntMsC2ZvE/VaXWKCtym3I/AAAAAAAASjE/-wepmbxeY2A/Benjamin_Franklin_statue%25252C_Old_City_Hall%25252C_Boston_-_1_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" align="right" height="244"></a></font> Public Latin School. Na época as escolas européias eram reservadas aos ricos mas os bostonianos estavam decididos a educar suas crianças. Também ha um placa fixada na calcada. Perto esta a estatua de Benjamin Franklin, construída em 1856. Ela representa cenas de sua vida. </font> <p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Ao visitar a Old State House toma-se conhecimento do Boston Massacre Site que ocorreu em 1770 durante um protesto contra a crescente presença dos red coat (soldados britânicos). A multidão enraivecida atirava pedras, bolas de neve e insultos e os soldados atiraram culminando com a morte de cinco pessoas. Essa ocorrência foi usada como propaganda anti-britanica por Paul Revere e outros bostonianos acelerando a Revolução Americana. Um circulo assinala o local. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A Old State House foi inaugurada em 1713 e foi a sede do governo colonial do rei inglês ate 1798. A leitura da Declaração de Independência em 1776 foi feita desta sacada. Hoje é um museu. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BXdXeaogq2w/VaXWKl6XNVI/AAAAAAAASjQ/q7q3W1YpSTE/s1600-h/Old_State_House_Boston_Massachusetts2%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="Old_State_House_Boston_Massachusetts2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Old_State_House_Boston_Massachusetts2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YD0FDmroieo/VaXWLMJjAFI/AAAAAAAASjU/ZYmcyvvTTJE/Old_State_House_Boston_Massachusetts2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="293" height="248"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qhkaWRsTQ4g/VaXWLq8W4yI/AAAAAAAASjg/VfG-udiTMls/s1600-h/Park_Street_Church_Boston_DSC_0072_A%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="Park_Street_Church_Boston_DSC_0072_AD" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Park_Street_Church_Boston_DSC_0072_AD" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9Kd27xNin8I/VaXWMMRJvvI/AAAAAAAASjk/43rUtxXPk-Q/Park_Street_Church_Boston_DSC_0072_A%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></a> . <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ewucaLbLHMQ/VaXWM76X2LI/AAAAAAAASjw/bLI3OOxepQI/s1600-h/massacre%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="massacre" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="massacre" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gI43Wau77aQ/VaXWNaPfASI/AAAAAAAASj0/0JH5c8fdZk4/massacre_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="333" height="244"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">No Boston Harbor encontramos replicas do Tea Party Ships&Museum no Giffin's Wharf, área onde ocorreu o protesto pela taxação e monopólio da venda do chá pelos ingleses. É possível experimentar a sensação de arremessar as caixas de chá no porto de Boston durante o ato de desafio liderado por Sam and o resto dos Sons of Liberty em 16 de dezembro de 1773. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Charleston Navy Yard ou Boston Navy Yard é um dos seis estaleiros da Marinha Americana e é casa <font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ozaHXX_A2Is/VaXWN7RebTI/AAAAAAAASkA/QN8ww-f9lzc/s1600-h/constituicion%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="constituicion" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 24px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="constituicion" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xhtJrOopBkQ/VaXWOWsX-uI/AAAAAAAASkE/icJ6S-iQ3Bc/constituicion_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="164"></a></font>para a fragata USS Constituion, apelidada de "Old Ironsides". Ela recebeu esse cognome quando seu triplo casco foi atingido por balas de<font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YtE2WjrXHds/VaXWO0kTD2I/AAAAAAAASkQ/FtIGEYYsYnM/s1600-h/cass%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="cass" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 17px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="cass" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-g2Rt9XFM8Ok/VaXWPRO04NI/AAAAAAAASkU/tZYff7wrf8g/cass_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="right" height="184"></a></font> canhão. O Constitution é o mais famoso navio na historia americana. Ele foi lançado ao mar em 1797, velejou em 40 batalhas e não perdeu nenhuma. UAU!!!!!!! Foi aposentado, sob protesto, em 1881 e desde 1907 e um museu. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Boston Navy Yard ou Charleston Navy Yard também é casa para o USS Cassin Young, DD 793. Ele foi construído em 1943, participou de 4 batalhas e foi atingido duas vezes por camicases (ataques suicidas das aeronaves japonesas) </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">De primeiro a cinco de julho a cidade promove a Boston Harborfest, uma das maiores celebrações patrióticas no pais. As festividades começam no dia primeiro de julho ao meio dia com a cerimônia de abertura no Faneuil Hall Market onde o prefeito inicia oficialmente o 34 ano da Harborfest com a Navy Band Northeast e corta o bolo. Destaques inclui redecretos históricos sobre toda a cidade, o porto de cruzeiro e as festividades no Cais do porto Griffin no Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum. As festividades ocorrem nos dias 2,3 e 5 de julho das 19 as 21 horas. Este evento inclui demonstrações náuticas, musicas e jogos do período colonial e o povo comparece com trajes de epoca trazendo de volta a vida os personagens dos fatos historicos.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ImOXuXseBDU/VaXWRKelCLI/AAAAAAAASkw/ZXC4KrHdzE8/s1600-h/minuteman%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="minuteman" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 30px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="minuteman" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Fla2UjOWtRE/VaXWRtQUUkI/AAAAAAAASk0/6vJcA1UMaig/minuteman_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="269" align="left" height="157"></a> </font><font size="4" face="Verdana">Minute Man National Historical Park, a imensa área que esta preservada, foi lugar onde os soldados Britânicos e o Patriotas Americanos se confrontaram no dia 19 de abril de 1975 antecipando o inicio da Revolução Americana (1775-1783) que conquistou a independência do governo britânico. Os ingleses a chamam de "A<font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cm9pAxvwXsE/VaXWRxQnswI/AAAAAAAASk8/rjp9p8h_KOo/s1600-h/hill3%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="hill3" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="hill3" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YdokElYfbxo/VaXWScXjE2I/AAAAAAAASlE/qKoOhHcOjK8/hill3_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" align="right" height="244"></a> </font> Guerra da Independência Americana". A principal razão foi a cobrança de impostos e a exclusão dos colonialistas de participação política nas decisões que afetavam seus interesses. Em 1776 saiu a Declaração de Independência e a luta continuou ate a vitória em 1783. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Bunker Hill Monument, o obelisco de granito que marca o ponto onde a maior batalha da guerra tomou lugar em 17 de junho de 1775. Embora os Patriotas Americanos tenham sido vencidos eles impuseram pesadas baixas aos britânicos mostrando que eles não foram derrotados facilmente. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A Harriet Tubman Square é uma praça que homenageia uma escrava fugitiva que ganhou a liberdade e que voltou muitas vezes a rede de transporte conhecida como underground Railroad para dar liberdade a centenas de escravos nos dias antes da Guerra Civil. Ela foi considerada uma heroína, recebeu o cognome de "Moises" pela habilidade de conduzir seu povo a liberdade e tornou-se famosa no meio abolicionista. A praça tem dois monumentos dedicados a ela. "Emancipation" e "Step on Board". O primeiro foi colocado em 1913 no 50th aniversario de emancipação e mostra um homem e uma mulher na transição para a liberdade. O segundo é uma estatua de Tubman. No verso esta a escultura da estrada de ferro subterrânea na rota de Maryland para o Canadá. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ckc4qRCtqB0/VaXWSynWVYI/AAAAAAAASlM/dWA3bVLPuwg/s1600-h/harr13.jpg"><img title="harr1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="harr1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Q4Avv4Bfltc/VaXWTQTRFrI/AAAAAAAASlY/TNrVFKmQvw8/harr1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="368" height="260"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZFFVOpRxuGg/VaXWT7YuG3I/AAAAAAAASlg/obewR9A0bhU/s1600-h/harr22.jpg"><img title="harr2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="harr2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_KZnxXCGQhc/VaXWVPqmYMI/AAAAAAAASlo/-gZK2uU9Qw8/harr2_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="197"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pLB4bQTe3Ac/VaXWV8jGfUI/AAAAAAAASlw/6aQYhCsXEKg/s1600-h/harr33.jpg"><img title="harr3" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="harr3" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cBqcZBYF0bU/VaXWWhOwhyI/AAAAAAAASl4/ynuQtVWT23E/harr3_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="174" height="273"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A cidade é um museu a céu aberto e seus habitantes se orgulham de sua historia e investem nela. É um museu dinâmico, atraente. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A Dowtown é vibrante e conta com um skyline eclético e rico. É formada por vários distritos: Theatre district, Ladder District (restaurantes), Downton Crossing (centro de varejo da área) que abriga as maiores joalherias da New England e Macy's. O Financial District é um motor econômico para a cidade e um crescente mercado tecnológico. E ainda dispõe da Post Office Square, uma praça verde em pleno meio urbano. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-COZ1Fx0O9jA/VaXWXRDojGI/AAAAAAAASmA/aq0DhbeUUqA/s1600-h/post2%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="post2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="post2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EAXjT24taOY/VaXWYDDicMI/AAAAAAAASmI/500j0HU6M4Q/post2_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="188" height="155"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwWpvA9UO8sAPMRNCh7yGyLaqx4e9cRi22f6X7omz6oV_JGqW3z34fgnvceXnXrwbIkncnMweIf9xhiq2oc0iqs6Y-mJ_lqy3ryV4j0soI4zhL3WOr2CqRFZXfqps2Zq261BSaqk7tnzU/s1600-h/post3%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="post3" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="post3" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RB7ArxdHzvc/VaXWZ4XhCmI/AAAAAAAASmY/AhrLsNWzrhY/post3_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="221" height="156"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5uZlSzkq-Og/VaXWaQJtXtI/AAAAAAAASmg/NmMRiz7Gy0E/s1600-h/post4%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="post4" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="post4" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AI9rJdMtpcQ/VaXWbObCFhI/AAAAAAAASmo/K1mQbwAEyw4/post4_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="217" height="156"></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Kuf3CK7VGgQ/VaXWb5bOKCI/AAAAAAAASmw/ei0AUFmNmYc/s1600-h/post5%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="post5" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="post5" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Btml8H-XGWI/VaXWcTxvowI/AAAAAAAASm4/TAL5gLOCAiU/post5_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="212" height="157"></a> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Sei que me alonguei mas é impossível vir a Boston sem pelo menos mencionar Cambridge, A Cidade Universidade; Massachusetts Institute of Tecnology; Harvard University; John F. Kennedy Library and Museum; e Edward M. Kennedy Institute (sobre o papel do senado no governo americano). </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Cida e Celso</font> <ul></ul> <ul></ul> VIVENDO NA ESTRADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123949644858798035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019477320823703617.post-83800203955367359292015-07-10T18:20:00.001-07:002015-07-10T18:24:16.208-07:00Filadelfia–Pensilvania<p> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Filadélfia é uma cidade da Pensilvânia no Rio Delaware. Foi estabelecida como uma colônia Quaker por William Penn e outros seguidores em 1681.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Foi o lugar em 1776 da assinatura da Declaração de Independência e da adoção da Constituição dos Estados Unidos em 1787.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A Declaração adotada pelo Congresso Continental no Independence Hall anunciou ao mundo que as treze colônias americanas eram estados independentes e não faziam mais parte do Império Britânico. Eram elas: Virginia, Massachusetts, Maryland, Connectcut, Rhode Island, North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania e Geórgia.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Uma visita a Filadélfia não é completa sem a visita ao tumulo de Benjamin Franklin no Christ Church Burial Ground. Ele ajudou a estabelecer a fundação do pais e da cidade. Ele foi um estadista, inventor, editor do jornal Pennsylvania Gazette e cientista. Foi o único a assinar os três principais documentos da nova nação: a Declaração da Independência (1776), o Tratado com a Grã-bretanha que reconheceu a independência dos EUA em 1783 e a Constituição Americana (1787).</font> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nZmeAusmyH4/VaButmAkcLI/AAAAAAAASQk/edh_3w32qCE/s1600-h/cemeterio4.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <img title="cemeterio" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="cemeterio" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Og7KYwY9uMo/VaBuuXFFOfI/AAAAAAAASQs/LtB0yrzg0jU/cemeterio_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="301" height="237"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8JJUA2pa2tk/VaBuvIbz5mI/AAAAAAAASQ0/gBCneJamnwg/s1600-h/Christ-church-burial-ground2.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="Christ-church-burial-ground" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Christ-church-burial-ground" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CLtyBQREfow/VaBuv570KLI/AAAAAAAASQ4/2bkSpwjipQ0/Christ-church-burial-ground_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></font></a> <font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8ijlxyE_Wp4/VaBuweA5JaI/AAAAAAAASRE/qpUwQJyJ-nE/s1600-h/Franklins-Grave_email3.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="Franklin's Grave_email" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Franklin's Grave_email" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-u3QpSaCWMtM/VaBuxEiPFyI/AAAAAAAASRI/fSUfSOja4Qc/Franklins-Grave_email_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="323" height="227"></font></a> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A Filadélfia foi capital dos Estados Unidos em quatro ocasiões sendo a primeira nos primeiros dias da nação e a ultima entre 6 de dezembro de 1790 e 14 de maio de 1800 quando a capital foi transferida para Washington.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Começamos nossa visita a cidade no Independence Visitor Center. Ele esta instalado no coração do bairro histórico. De posse de mapas e sugestões ao deixa-lo já encontramos o Independence National Historical Park, casa para o sino da Liberdade, Independence Hall e National Constituinte Center. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Também ha a "Casa do Presidente". É uma estrutura construida de meia parede e pilares sobre as ruinas da primeira Casa Branca dos Estados Unidos.As ruinas estao protegidas por vidro. Ela foi usada pelos presidentes George Washington e John Adams. Ela rende homenagem a nove escravos africanos que trabalharam sob as ordens do primeiro presidente da nação, George Washington. A Casa do Presidente também foi lugar de assinatura de importantes leis como a Lei do Escravo Fugitivo de 1793 e as Alien and Sedition Acts de 1798.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-70IgkK4bMss/VaBuxpZkCMI/AAAAAAAASRQ/OX7CWIyHYeI/s1600-h/1pres4.jpg"><img title="1pres" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="1pres" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RODFPQhGCZg/VaBuyF1_atI/AAAAAAAASRY/de_7bqWrFHU/1pres_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="336" height="208"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dIaVXeUpook/VaBuykqJAEI/AAAAAAAASRg/LYLnMd_owIg/s1600-h/indepe113.jpg"><img title="indepe11" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="indepe11" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tUG2LnT_bYc/VaBuzIW75VI/AAAAAAAASRo/WmmseJkvTo8/indepe11_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="262" height="206"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-unirAxAXLkU/VaBuz_JTXsI/AAAAAAAASR0/VyScHHfwAOs/s1600-h/indepe223.jpg"><img title="indepe22" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="indepe22" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WWVSU5ZjIfQ/VaBu0d-wJkI/AAAAAAAASR4/8dX7q_loe84/indepe22_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="263" height="207"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Seguimos procurando os principais marcos da cidade.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Na interseção da Market e da Broad Street encontramos o City Hall. A prefeitura foi construída no estilo de arquitetura do Segundo Império (mistura de renascentista com barroco). É deslumbrante. Muitas lucarnas, teto com abóbada de cobre, coberto com esculturas que representam estações e continentes bem como alegorias, cabeças e mascaras. No topo da torre esta uma estatua de William Penn supervisionando a cidade que ajudou a criar. Só uma foto poderá mostrar esta obra de arte.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dDXxcl05_0Q/VaBu0w6Z06I/AAAAAAAASSE/fAglyaYvncA/s1600-h/DSC_06995.jpg"><img title="DSC_0699" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0699" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EeKten9L-Yw/VaBu1fbHcnI/AAAAAAAASSM/IiZS4IMqSzA/DSC_0699_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="830" height="567"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Na frente do prédio ha uma praça linda com placas contando a historia local. Foi mercado de 1800 a 1859 quando o mesmo foi removido. Ha um conjunto de espirradores d'agua fazendo a festa da criançada. Ela foi inaugurada na segunda metade do século XX. E tem o skyline da cidade como pano de fundo. Luxuria pura.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J7x5nGMOUbo/VaBu2biBrcI/AAAAAAAASSU/j9wv86eBwrA/s1600-h/DSC_06943.jpg"><img title="DSC_0694" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0694" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9UrIglXe-fE/VaBu3ImDsxI/AAAAAAAASSY/QLsOhzBSiFI/DSC_0694_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6ge9xfQf31Y/VaBu37ustFI/AAAAAAAASSk/ulLCn1hMEcU/s1600-h/DSC_06853.jpg"><img title="DSC_0685" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0685" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aHxvXEtfCpA/VaBu4nmQsZI/AAAAAAAASSo/Q59yAOEAjrY/DSC_0685_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zWVxpW_Ajz0/VaBu5FI7ySI/AAAAAAAASS0/o5y8lFW7sKs/s1600-h/DSC_06883.jpg"><img title="DSC_0688" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0688" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BwFbKOzUUX8/VaBu5tAFH0I/AAAAAAAASS4/z7EsD4Y_dqE/DSC_0688_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QjRDBTbUpnE/VaBu6bv26kI/AAAAAAAASTE/l7fLtLXydWc/s1600-h/DSC_07203.jpg"><img title="DSC_0720" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0720" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5tdeAXmRdcI/VaBu6xvUFII/AAAAAAAASTM/lq_GWxUDLUU/DSC_0720_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="165"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Na rua de trás do City Hall, na North Broad, ha vários museus entres eles o dos judeus (foto). E igrejas e escola de pedra. São católicas. A fachada na Broad Street é tão rica e adornada quanto a da Market Street. inicialmente julguei ser a fachada principal. Ha uma passagem em arco por baixo do prédio que da acesso a Market Street. Passamos no Centro do Visitante do City Hall e comprei um pequeno livro sobre a cidade. Ha vários outros recuerdos.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Perto do City Hall ha uma escultura de um prendedor de roupa de 45 foot de altura.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y_NTvVQRNRc/VaBu7tApe5I/AAAAAAAASTQ/N0tM7o4snmM/s1600-h/esculturas_bizarras_mundo_18.jpg"><img title="esculturas_bizarras_mundo_18" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="esculturas_bizarras_mundo_18" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-s8sKekWHq_k/VaBu8PuQO4I/AAAAAAAASTY/g7XnQU58VFM/esculturas_bizarras_mundo_18_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a></font> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zCqTVCtMBfg/VaBu8_q0-nI/AAAAAAAASTg/LtshCTJ5MYA/s1600-h/DSC_0662%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0662" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0662" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-61iWYhs1GSI/VaBu9Z1QKKI/AAAAAAAASTo/0QV-YeWGZNE/DSC_0662_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="280" height="198"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GPH8hQSu6yE/VaBu9zA68dI/AAAAAAAAST0/aize6BRHegs/s1600-h/DSC_0706%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0706" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0706" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TI-1oduz15w/VaBu-QeC6FI/AAAAAAAAST4/eZTCIi7-soU/DSC_0706_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="304" height="223"></a> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Em seguida passamos no Love Park onde havia um burburinho de gente a se refrescar num espirrador de água da praça. Esta quente e os borrifos são bem-vindos. A escultura vermelha foi colocada para a celebração do Bicentenário da cidade. O nome oficial é Praça John Fitzgerald Kennedy.</font> <p> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MtSIjrCdnUU/VaBu_LZuA6I/AAAAAAAASUE/2IKGfPBeM1k/s1600-h/DSC_07151.jpg"><img title="DSC_0715" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0715" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pbqx_-jT524/VaBu_y6hgeI/AAAAAAAASUM/ET99JrPgQcc/DSC_0715_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="567" height="413"></a> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Centro de Convenção fica bem dentro do coração da cidade. Esta instalado num prédio contemporâneo de vidro e aço. Sua colocação central na costa Leste dos EUA torna a chegada fácil e acessível de qualquer parte do mundo fazendo com que 30% de todos os participantes de convenções sejam internacionais.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bsWAkOFSv3g/VaBvBbc86SI/AAAAAAAASUU/CQan_FvHzQQ/s1600-h/convention13.jpg"><img title="convention1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="convention1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4rRMVeWhCZg/VaBvCHbyNBI/AAAAAAAASUc/OVGQmO0Dabw/convention1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="363" height="251"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mSle_g1s1-c/VaBvCwy6aRI/AAAAAAAASUk/I3J5FgB_S_Q/s1600-h/PAConv_15.jpg"><img title="PAConv_1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="PAConv_1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Y8sWUmaw8AE/VaBvDQotP8I/AAAAAAAASUo/ACl_CZqigNI/PAConv_1_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="408" height="252"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Em frente ao Distrito do Centro de Convenções da Pensilvânia encontra-se o Pennsylvania Academy of Fine arts e a Lenfest Plaza, um espaço aberto apropriado para ler um jornal. Ha vários museus na área: African American Museum, The Fabric Workshop and Museum. E ainda tem a China Town para visitar. No espaço aberto da Academia de Belas Artes ha um avião e dentro dele ha folhagens.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zfsRnnP-3tk/VaBvDxLj3UI/AAAAAAAASU0/MYzyUyKpWvY/s1600-h/DSC_072311.jpg"><img title="DSC_0723" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0723" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lGvQI0ayxqQ/VaBvEuHR9wI/AAAAAAAASU4/yv4AuZR8zVo/DSC_07231_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="345" height="246"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wsUu1w69RVc/VaBvFPNXLaI/AAAAAAAASVE/f-jZAFX_WW4/s1600-h/DSC_07283.jpg"><img title="DSC_0728" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0728" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-12bVcRU7Wo0/VaBvFvD7gGI/AAAAAAAASVM/ghniLicHBCQ/DSC_0728_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Money in Motion Exibit eh uma exposição permanente oferecida pelo Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, o Banco Central Americano. É um trabalho oferecido gratuitamente. Ele oferece </font> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tna4eIID1oA/VaBvGK3ybVI/AAAAAAAASVU/r-BEnSHsHL4/s1600-h/DSC_06693.jpg"><img title="DSC_0669" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 21px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0669" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aENdZKB8W2k/VaBvGz5dIwI/AAAAAAAASVc/FTNKrr3iTZM/DSC_0669_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" align="left" height="244"></a> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">orientação sobre dinheiro, banco e o sistema do Banco Central. Utiliza tecnologia de ponta e interativa nas apresentações. Filadélfia é a casa onde nasceu o primeiro banco dos Estados Unidos e por isso o Banco Central da Filadélfia quer contar a historia financeira da nação.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Em 1912 o presidente Woodrow Wilson assinou o Federal Reserve Act, a lei que criou o Fed. O Banco Central da Filadélfia é um dos doze Regionais Bancos Centrais que com o Board of Governors in Washington, DC faz o Federal Reserve System, o banco central da nação. Todos os 12 Reserve Banks (Bancos centrais) abriram suas portas no dia 16 de novembro de 1914.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">No leste da cidade fica o Philadelphia Museum of Art e a Eastern State Penitentiary. Duas grandes e belas obras. Cada uma cumprindo seu papel.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AWG6RIqZWX4/VaBvH4ksZ3I/AAAAAAAASVk/TxHjkCsd1Dg/s1600-h/rocky%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 24px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ri3ddmDEMMc/VaBvInzq7QI/AAAAAAAASVo/C5LrKUay4t8/rocky_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" align="left" height="184"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Ambas tem arquitetura imponente. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Os degraus da frente do Museu de Arte são quase tão famosos quanto suas obras de arte. Ficaram conhecidos como "Rocky Steps" e ganharam fama ao aparecer pela primeira vez em 1976 no filme "Rocky" vencedor do Oscar. No fundo da escada ha uma estatua fictícia Rocky Balboa.</font> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uFOmg3NqnOI/VaBvJF2fSqI/AAAAAAAASV0/M1WEJeMT8Cg/s1600-h/111MUSEU5.jpg"><img title="111MUSEU" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="111MUSEU" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1U6a0n7uh78/VaBvJjpXgnI/AAAAAAAASV4/p2oelptjC7E/111MUSEU_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="934" height="267"></a> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A penitenciaria tem uma beleza misteriosa e assustadora. Abrigou notórios criminosos como o ladrão de banco "Slick Willi" Suton e "Scarface" Al Capone. Funcionou de 1827 a 1971. Ela foi pioneira em enfatizar princípios mais de reforma do que de punição. Introduziu a cela individual.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A fachada parece uma fortaleza. O interior conta com sete blocos de celas que se espalham como os raios de uma roda. Tinha água corrente, aquecimento central e o teto em forma de abobada lhes garantia luz natural. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B1Y4K1YCm5k/VaBvKfyTpxI/AAAAAAAASWE/evBBz5HUXsQ/s1600-h/DSC_07325.jpg"><img title="DSC_0732" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0732" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nrfsOQdcUmQ/VaBvKwrgN2I/AAAAAAAASWI/LODrUp7BOXg/DSC_0732_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="371" height="272"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JONOVeJ-9Xg/VaBvLVWVBaI/AAAAAAAASWU/SAUK4tfIwBE/s1600-h/penyy3.jpg"><img title="penyy" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="penyy" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Q5NLoUMUTRk/VaBvMNvktGI/AAAAAAAASWY/cThx9wWaCik/penyy_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="465" height="273"></a></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Fomos encontrar o Rio Delaware no Spruce Street Park no Columbus Boulevard onde em 1681 Penn's e seu grupo Quaker desembarcaram. Voltamos ao século XVII e depois apreciamos galerias de arte contemporâneas, boutiques de roupas e bistrôs. Ha carruagens circulando para passeios e também oferecem tours de fantasma.</font> Eh<font size="4" face="Verdana"> uma praia urbana. Ha grama verde, arvores e redes fixadas nelas. E uma quantidade enorme de bares e restaurantes. Também estava cheio de guarda-sóis. É o lugar ideal para pegar um bronze, tomar uma gelada e relaxar. Ha passarelas para pedestres se deslocarem com segurança da Old City para o porto. Também ha navios antigos ancorados. E a Ponte Benjamin Franklin sobre o Rio Delaware conecta Filadélfia a Camden, cidade no estado vizinho da Virginia.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZE8rWQ3lEgg/VaBvMl3dEuI/AAAAAAAASWg/6tL81Jasa2I/s1600-h/rede14.jpg"><img title="rede1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="rede1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tPleu72yHOc/VaBvNHToS5I/AAAAAAAASWo/z8vv1DzTS-Y/rede1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="262" height="206"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tkh5FO9vJoc/VaBvNiKiyQI/AAAAAAAASW0/UGTsLAqddrw/s1600-h/rede37.jpg"><img title="" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qa-7m7kv0kg/VaBvOjG1r_I/AAAAAAAASW8/H42y_ZvtYQc/rede3_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="306" height="215"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUVjIwEzHoqbI9X4CeP-ztrdgiJpvma6kPvaUudaFi9sC8aKEvMXV5KPCnSwOsZvB1BT-H8w50SysJMNYW7VL9k4YcCwNiEurTriGsqlnoW6L7AAY5G1bVicnvmFxv31rnAt8mToj0VLPr/s1600-h/rede24.jpg"><img title="rede2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="rede2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uhRUzoZjX9w/VaBvPqFBKdI/AAAAAAAASXI/97kiLJNYsSY/rede2_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="292" height="215"></a> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Filadélfia é um bom lugar para compras. Não é cobrado imposto sobre roupas e calcados e ha muitas ofertas tanto dentro quanto fora da área urbana. Marcas famosas também podem ser encontradas no King of Prússia Mall e Philadelfia Premium Outlets.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A cidade também é conhecida internacionalmente como a Cidade dos Murais. Ha painéis enormes contando a historia dos bairros, acontecimentos históricos e seus heróis. São bonitos, coloridos e de valor artístico.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Iuz6FhGMvlc/VaBvQDJrDtI/AAAAAAAASXU/YhJbd3RT10Y/s1600-h/DSC_063411.jpg"><img title="DSC_0634" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0634" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-13lsFMhSXG0/VaBvQlVk6UI/AAAAAAAASXY/etgkkoCD7Gg/DSC_0634_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="340" height="249"></a> </font> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a4TPURMxA0o/VaBvRNi039I/AAAAAAAASXg/FqDNd7TyEhU/s1600-h/arte-rua-12.jpg"><img title="arte rua 1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="arte rua 1" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AjZfxDGVjig/VaBvRoPNeiI/AAAAAAAASXs/Gg6X5947J_g/arte-rua-1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="176" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rhR1NNuOp8I/VaBvSik4m0I/AAAAAAAASX0/KgEEcAvGb2w/s1600-h/arte-rua-23.jpg"><img title="arte rua 2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="arte rua 2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VE4ufV7EVBM/VaBvTCTqrBI/AAAAAAAASX8/3WzU-tn6jdY/arte-rua-2_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="313" height="246"></a> <p> <font size="4" face="Verdana">E ainda encontramos o primeiro computador do mundo, o ENAC, forma reduzida para Eletronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, na Universidade da Pennsylvania. Ele pesa 30 toneladas e contem 18 mil válvulas. Ta certo que ele ocupa uma sala inteira mas calculava em 30 segundos quando calculo manual tomava 12 horas.</font> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IU8SWM3F49I/VaBvUS1_7YI/AAAAAAAASYE/aan2_Hg5aFY/s1600-h/1eniac10.png"><img title="1eniac" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="1eniac" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cY-ZTR1O_ZM/VaBvVGeULNI/AAAAAAAASYM/db5_KmYUiu0/1eniac_thumb3.png?imgmax=800" width="603" height="484"></a> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">A Filadélfia atingiu seu pico populacional em 1950, com um pouco mais de dois milhões de habitantes. As casas eram muitas vezes inadequadas e insalubres. Em 1960, motins raciais eclodiram, assim como o movimento pelos direitos civis (Civil Rights Movement). Os problemas sociais foram agravados com o aumento do desemprego, drogas e violência de gangues. A classe média branca fugiu de Filadélfia para cidades próximas, e a cidade perdeu mais de 13% de sua população na década de 1970. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O governo da cidade aprovou a Nova Carta em 1951, dando mais poderes ao prefeito. O então prefeito, Joseph Clark </font><font size="4" face="Verdana">, instituiu uma política de renovação urbana: melhores estradas e sistema de transporte, restauração das habitações, criação de centros comerciais e parques. Mas a cidade estava à beira da falência no início de 1990, assim como Nova Iorque, Boston e outras grandes cidades da costa leste, que foram atingidas com uma crise e uma situação similar à falência. Desde então, a situação da habitação e do emprego tem vindo a melhorar em diversas áreas, mas a violência continua a um nível elevado. A luta é permanente para todos.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Cida & Celso</font> VIVENDO NA ESTRADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123949644858798035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019477320823703617.post-48504788953797438652015-07-07T14:21:00.001-07:002015-07-07T17:09:31.344-07:00Providence–Rhode Island <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Providence é a capital de Rhode Island. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Rhode Island é um dos seis estados da Nova Inglaterra (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island e Connecticut). Posteriormente fez parte das Treze Colônias Britânicas que assinaram a Declaração de Independência em 1776 e por isso se tornaram os fundadores dos Estados Unidos. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">As treze colônias eram: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pensylvania e Georgia. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Providence esta situada no nordeste do pais, na Costa Atlântica, no menor estado, em área, dos Estados Unidos. Seu fundador, Roger Williams, foi um partidário da separação entre igreja e estado. Foi julgado por heresia e banido da colônia de Massachusetts em 1636. Ele procurou refugio no sul da colônia entre as tribos indígenas, comprou terra dos chefes indigitas das tribos Narragansert, Canonicus e Miantonomoh e fundou a cidade de Providence. No século XIX desenvolveu a industria têxtil e manufatura de jóias. Esta ultima ainda compõe a economia da cidade ate hoje. Recebeu imigrantes italianos, portugueses, franceses-canadenses e descendentes de suecos neste período. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">A cidade experimentou um longo declínio começando com a Depressão de 1929, depois durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial bem como na década de 1970. A partir de 1975 começou a se recuperar. Investiram milhões Recuperaram seus canais descobrindo dois rios que haviam sido pavimentados um século atrás. Construíram passeios ao longo deles e pontes. Desmontaram um antigo sistema de estrada de ferro e embelezaram a cidade. Construíram o Centro de Convenção, Mallshopping e incentivaram artistas e restaurantes a revitalizar a downtown. Hoje a cidade esta impecável. Parece tudo novo. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Hoje tem 175 mil habitantes, se destaca pela arquitetura colonial bem preservada e tem um skyline atraente. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pobrxyypLeY/VZxCrh8bWdI/AAAAAAAASNM/fln9doPTUQQ/s1600-h/provi%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="provi" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIn_7rbIYjVSfNBsDiLWVx8YhyphenhyphenaMmHRucVnqTVZNIypVtkTMOqX_14s_Rhh9RGFKfMSap-jY568w2fLY5_WBXDYrc9FSqqyacIRj4It8OXKqE6BRsFn9NbW3HrThV7XGMiqoMun-E_yVLo/?imgmax=800" height="274" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="provi" width="644" /></a></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Providence é separada em lado leste e oeste pelo Rio Providence que corre no meio da cidade. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">No lado leste fica a College Hill, a Brown universidade e a Rhode Island School of Design . A fronteira sul do East Side é Fox Point, uma comunidade portuguesa e é casa para muitos estudantes também. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">No oeste do rio fica a downtown, um busines district, que inclui os maiores hotéis e restaurantes e culturais atrações. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">O sul da downtown, o Jewelery District, é um bairro da moda de dance clubs, restaurantes e lojas. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">No oeste da downton ha vários bairros operários que forma o West Side. E Ha também um bairro hispânico que por anos tem atraído atenção com bandas de rock, feiras, editores independentes. Ha bicicletas de aluguel. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Sendo a capital do estado tem o seu State House, Assembléia Legislativa. Funciona num prédio de mármore branco com cinco domos. Quatro menores iguais e um mais alto no centro. Sua arquitetura é renascentista, estilo que melhor reflete a Grécia e Roma antiga e é um modelo apropriado para representar a democracia. </span> <br />
<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CCHYF9savko/VZxCtGAMijI/AAAAAAAASNc/-zNd62T65jY/s1600-h/DSC_07894.jpg"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><img alt="DSC_0789" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HZdOdzhgiQ8/VZxCti4bshI/AAAAAAAASNk/_COvj4LIXjE/DSC_0789_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" height="432" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0789" width="644" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">No sul do State House fica o Providence Place Mall e o Water Place Park e Beira-Rio. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">A cidade conta com dois teatros e uma casa de shows. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">No verão a cidade promove o Waterfire Providence, um show de luzes, água, musica e fogos. É apresentado varias vezes ao mês e atrai um grande numero de locais e visitantes. </span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">O norte da downtown tem experimentado uma onda de renovação, especialmente a área comercial das margens do Water Park. A área esta ancorada no Centro de Convenção, o adjacente Westin Providence Hotel e o Courtyard Marriot. Próximo dele esta a antiga estação de trem e agora os edifícios próximo contem restaurantes e escritórios. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">No sul da estação de trem encontra-se a Exchange Place. Diante dela fica a Providence City Hall (prefeitura) que se estende ate a Praça Kennedy, casa para o terminal de ônibus da cidade. Aqui também se encontra o Bank of America Skating Center o qual contem uma pista de gelo pra skate e roller. A Kennedy Place passou por uma grande revitalização que viu a estação de trem transformar-se num moderno centro de transporte. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Na Weybosser Street enontramos a Arcade uma construção de 1828 com arquitetura Grega em granito e o teto em vidro. As duas fachadas tem 13 colunas. Era o mais antigo shopping center. Foi fechado em 2008 quando os proprietários começaram uma renovação de $8 milhões de dólares. Continua em restauração. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">Na Atwells Avenue encontramos um portal em forma de arco com a escultura de uma pinha pendurada no centro. Trata-se do Federal Hill Arch. É usado para dar boas vindas ao visitantes. Julgamos ser uma abacaxi mas a temperatura de 13 graus centígrados, neblina e frio em pleno verão não nos pareceu um clima adequado para cultivo de abacaxi. O jeito foi pesquisar. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">A cidade promove os tradicionais encontros de formandos de Highschool e graduados com programacoes especiais: visitas a cervejarias da região, partida de futebol americano, basebol, cruzeiros, jantares, bailes. É uma cidade pacata. Era final de semana e havia pouca gente. Os que encontramos estavam no Shopping, então, os seguimos.</span><br />
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<br />VIVENDO NA ESTRADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123949644858798035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019477320823703617.post-3308918951104940652015-07-04T17:48:00.001-07:002015-07-05T07:30:44.776-07:00Baltimore–Maryland<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">É a maior cidade independente dos Estados Unidos. A cidade independente não pertence a nenhum condado. Foi fundada em 1729. Esta localizada ao longo da parte marítima do rio Patapsco, um braço da baia de Cheasapeake. É um dos principais portos marítimos e situa-se mais perto dos principais mercados do Meio-Oeste americano do que qualquer outro porto marítimo na costa leste do pais. Posição privilegiada. </span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">O porto ativo foi deslocado para fora da cidade e no antigo cais e armazéns do Baltimore's Inner Harbor funciona um centro de compras, entretenimento e turismo. O Harborplace estava lotado e cheio de atrações. Havia tendas e personagens com trajes de época revivendo as atividades do passado, grupos de músicos e cantores amadores cantavam canções que o povo conhecia pois participavam com o estribilho. Ele é o ponto final de uma rota de 100 milhas que começa em Solomons e termina em Baltimore. Inclui 25 quiosques (tendas) e dezenas de marcadores ao longo dela. </span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">O local é cercado por hotéis, restaurantes e lojas e fica a poucos passos do Centro de Convenções e do complexo de estádios. Ha poucos metros esta o National Aquarium e o Maryland Science Center e ainda perto ha outros museus. Também ha alguns navios históricos ancorados como o USS Constelation. </span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Baltimore é formado por uma serie de distritos. </span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">No Harborplace ha táxis aquáticos coletivo que nos permite admirar 7 milhas de construções de tijolo-a-vista no entorno do Waterfront Promenade. No prédio da Power Plant, usina geradora de energia, hoje funciona a Barnes&Nobles Book Store, uma das inúmeras lojas de uma rede nacional de livrarias </span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">O Píer 6 abriga concertos. Assistimos a encenação com musicas e trajes típicos. </span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">O Fell's Point, Canton e Power Plant Live geram vida noturna. </span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">No Fell's Point que tem o nome do inglês que fundou uma companhia de construção de navios (estaleiro) em 1700. Hoje vive uma comunidade que perpetua as raízes náuticas britânicas de Baltimore. </span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">O Canton no leste da downtown assentado no século XIX pelos poloneses que trabalhavam nas fabricas de conserva. As fabricas fecharam e foram transformadas em condomínios, estúdios de artistas, escritórios, restaurantes, pubs e lojas. </span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">No lado oeste da cidade fica a Emerson Bromo Seltzer Tower um edifício de 15 andares que fazia parte de uma fabrica. Ela foi demolida em 1969 mas a torre foi mantida. Ela tem um relógio nas quatro faces do edifício. O conjunto foi inspirado no Palazzo Vecchio em Florença na Itália. </span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">O distrito é reduto de entretenimento. Ha teatros, centros de artes, night clubs e o escritor Edgar Allan Poe esta enterrado no Westminster Hall Burying. </span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Na mesma área fica a estação Pennsylvania também chamada de Penn Station que é a principal estação ferroviária de Baltimore. Foi construída no estilo arquitetônico no estilo Beaux-Arts no lado oeste da cidade, na Charles Street. Também ha o Baltimore & Ohio Railroad </span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Nesta região ainda ha dois estádios bem no centro da cidade. O stadium complex, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, de baseball, e o M&T Bank Stadium, de futebol americano.. </span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">No norte da cidade situa-se o Mount Vernon o coração cultural da cidade e o bairro da elite da Era Dourada de Baltimore. As mansões pertencentes aos industriais no século XIX agora são museus, galerias, lojas e restaurantes. </span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">No alto ha um monumento enorme de George Washington no centro da Mount Vermont Square. </span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Passamos pela Peabody Library, a grande catedral dos livros. Na frente ha uma grande obra de arte de ferro em espiral. No Peabody Institute são realizados concertos. Continua funcionando como biblioteca e é aberta a todos. Funciona no campus da Universidade Johns Hopkins no campus Peabody. O salão central pode ser alugado para eventos. </span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">A primeira catedral católica meticulosamente restaurada reina no alto colina. Ela tem colunas na frente e três domos de metal. </span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wlUPo4lNfI8/VZh-v508XgI/AAAAAAAASLY/lk4Ghe-YiMg/s1600-h/DSC_0356%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><img alt="DSC_0356" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6bcx9hkprrM/VZh-wVJtRRI/AAAAAAAASLc/6inPuIKjRG0/DSC_0356_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="432" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0356" width="644" /></span></a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Ha uma outra monumental biblioteca a Enoch Pratt Free Libray. Nessa ha a Poe Room, a sala dedicada ao escritor, poeta, editor e critico literário americano, Edgar Alan Poe, integrante do movimento romântico americano. </span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m8cNA5vvPlY/VZh-w10vhFI/AAAAAAAASLo/uBKbSOIDWro/s1600-h/DSC_03653.jpg"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><img align="right" alt="DSC_0365" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KT1CW5veZCQ/VZh-xbszVQI/AAAAAAAASLs/W1d4EK-JkVI/DSC_0365_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" height="165" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 32px 0px 24px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0365" width="244" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;">E ainda ha a The Maryland Historical Society, uma das jóias do Mount Vernon Cultural District. É um museu e biblioteca. Ela faz especiais exibições comemorativas do Bicentenário da Guerra de 1812 e dos 150 anos da Guerra Civil e tem o rascunho original do hino nacional americano. </span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Na Federal Hill em 1788 foi celebrada a ratificação da constituição americana por 4 mil Patriotas, os opositores da monarquia Bretanha, com um picnic e queima de fogos. A Federal Hill desempenhou papel importante na Batalha de Baltimore em 1814 quando bombas foram lançadas sobre o Fort McHenry e durante a Guerra civil quando baterias subiram a colina. </span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-A0qZTtUHgf8/VZh-x8vNCgI/AAAAAAAASL4/vdtiDIiArQk/s1600-h/forte%252520balt%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><img align="left" alt="forte balt" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QGGDtElYcYE/VZh-yA_u9QI/AAAAAAAASL8/A3j6H20GEdI/forte%252520balt_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="131" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0px 29px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="forte balt" width="296" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;">O Fort McHenry situado no estuário do rio Patapsco é a casa do Star-Spangled Banner, o hino nacional americano. Também é o lugar da vitória durante a Guerra de 1812 onde os americanos revidaram ao ataque do grande e poderoso leão britânico. Foi mais um desafio para a Independência Americana. O poema escrito em 1814 por Francisco Scott Key apos testemunhar o bombardeio do Fort McHenry pelos navios britânicos chamava-se "Defence of Fort M'Henry". Mais tarde a letra do poema foi acrescida a melodia de uma canção popular inglesa e transformada no hino nacional americano. </span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Após o declínio da manufa</span><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ind%C3%BAstria_manufatureira"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">t</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;">ura, industrialização e transporte ferroviário Baltimore direcionou sua economia para o setor de serviços. A Universidade Johns Hopkins e o Hospital Johns Hopkins são os dois maiores empregadores. Quase um quarto dos empregos na região de Baltimore são em ciência, tecnologia, engenharia e matemática em parte atribuído a suas boas escolas de formação profissional e graduação. </span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">O porto de Baltimore esta entre os que mais movimentam veículos nos portos nos EUA. Tanto nos terminais públicos quanto nos privados.<br />As três principais montadoras que utilizam o porto são Mercedes Benz, Chrysler e Ford. <br />O sucesso em transporte de autos decorre da localização geográfica com o porto mais próximo da costa leste para o Centro-Oeste dos Estados Unidos, dos processadores de quatro docas nas quais os fabricantes podem escolher, e do programa de qualidade de renome no setor. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Passamos por um túnel de 2,5km de extensão sob o Rio Patapsco.<br />A cidade tem 650 mil habitantes sendo que 64% são negros e 30% brancos. Embora só tenhamos observado tranqüilidade, alegria e descontarão ficamos atentos pois havíamos lido que é a terceira cidade mais perigosa dos EUA em numero de homicídios. Também lemos que de vinte e sete de abril a três de maio a governadora decretou toque de recolher apos protestos pela morte de um jovem negro que morreu em decorrência de ferimento enquanto estava sob custodia da justiça. O fato esta sendo apurado. Aguardemos o resultado. </span> </span><br />
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<br />VIVENDO NA ESTRADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123949644858798035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019477320823703617.post-59960948341077869732015-06-27T17:30:00.001-07:002015-06-27T17:35:50.966-07:00Pittsburgh–Pennsylvania<p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Pittsburgh é uma cidade-rio e uma cidade de pontes. Ela tem 446 pontes, mais do que qualquer outra no mundo.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">É também a segunda cidade mais inclinada dos EUA. A primeira é São Francisco, na Califórnia. Lembrou-me Belo Horizonte com suas acentuadas inclinações. É poderosa, é linda e é cheia de surpresas.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F8WWOcCUErM/VY8_5gOsSYI/AAAAAAAASCs/d9Dum1fbBEo/s1600-h/skyline3.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="skyline" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="skyline" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0mKrRMDltSg/VY8_6XtcxAI/AAAAAAAASC0/spYtH1GmwAQ/skyline_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="256"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3rsvlHtT00Q/VY8_6yR1gfI/AAAAAAAASC8/S8JNbFz_rRo/s1600-h/pit64.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-d6_Y4S1a2PY/VY8_7RL3PUI/AAAAAAAASDE/MlxYQAFRcuo/pit6_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="309"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Também é conhecida como The Steel City por causa de suas mais de 300 empresas relacionadas ao aço. Esta situada na confluência dos rios Allegheny e do Monongahela que formam o rio Ohio. Esta ligação vital da costa Atlântica e o meio-oeste com o aço fez essa área cobiçada desde 1754 e continua sendo ate os dias atuais. Franceses, ingleses, o estado da Virginia, os Rebeldes do Whisky, as partes conflitantes na Guerra Civil e hoje as redes de mídia. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Alem do aço Pittsburg tem liderado inovações em alumínio, vidro, construção naval, petróleo,, comida, esporte, transporte, computação, autos e eletrônicos. Essa riqueza criativa colocou Pittsburgh atrás apenas de cidades como Nova Iorque e Chicago. No entanto a desindustrializacao ocorrida em 1980 deixou milhares de operários e trabalhadores especializados desempregados quando grandes corporações deixaram a cidade. O status de Centro Industrial Global se desfez mas ficou um rico legado de museus renomados, centros de médicos, parques, centros de pesquisa, bibliotecas, um diversificado distrito cultural e o maior numero per capta de bares dos Estados Unidos. Esse legado deu a Pittsburgh um novo titulo de "A mais Habitável Cidade dos EUA" aumentando o numero de turistas. Alem disso Google, Apple, Bosch, Disney, Uber, Intel e IBM estão entre 1.600 empresas de tecnologia gerando 20,7 bilhões dólares em folhas de pagamento anuais em Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh presta serviço a agência federal para defesa cibernética, engenharia de software, robótica, pesquisa de energia e a marinha nuclear. A cidade se reinventou.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Pegou fama de Smoky City por causa de suas industrias no século passado e se transformou numa cidade verde, produtora de energia limpa. Recuperou a água dos rios e hoje barcos e chatas transitam transportando suas cargas e a população as usa recreacionalmente. Hoje é modelo de cidade verde para o mundo. A região de Pittsburgh conta com quase 300 edifícios com certificados LEED (Leadership in Energy and Enviromental Design), ou seja, Líder em energia e design ambiental. Esse certificado é concedido por um sistema internacional para incentivar edificações com foco na sustentabilidade das obras. 140 deles se encontram em Pittsburgh.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Centro de Convenção David L. Lawrence foi o primeiro. É um prédio moderno de metal pintado de branco. Ele tem um teto alto, luz natural e paredes ventiladas. Na entrada central ha um passagem de pedestre com cascata e terraço florido. O telhado verde é um lugar especial para eventos, ao mesmo tempo que produz vegetais e ervas. O local também é parada para as borboletas Monarcas no caminho para sua migração. A área antes era ocupada pelo Fort Duquesne. </font> <p> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nATcWnJqamI/VY8_8BzJ0iI/AAAAAAAASDI/6ChmEzIeW1s/s1600-h/pitt24.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="pitt2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="pitt2" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ec3unWoyWg8/VY8_8hkyLmI/AAAAAAAASDU/ILzdzi8C4KI/pitt2_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="332" height="234"></font></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MSeZZb8il40/VY8_9DmZnXI/AAAAAAAASDc/T91ZG046lic/s1600-h/pitt44.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="pitt4" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="pitt4" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ldqP4f159Vg/VY8_9w7ry4I/AAAAAAAASDg/D67dWQoxa18/pitt4_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="382" height="232"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Essa área é o paraíso dos museus: Carnegy Museum of Art, Carnegy Museum of Natural History, Frick Art&Historical Center (mansão vitoriana do industrial Henry Clay Frick), Matress Factory onde artistas contemporâneo trabalham sua arte, Children's Museum, Carnegy Science Center.</font> <p> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Wses6wnWBuo/VY8_-Tz3oQI/AAAAAAAASDs/rgwcYbob9Oc/s1600-h/1museu4.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="1museu" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="1museu" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EN-oJYLGeig/VY8_-9hc3qI/AAAAAAAASDw/W85NIF5Ubos/1museu_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="414" height="325"></font></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XaihP3IQjPs/VY8__cY3qkI/AAAAAAAASD8/PFNUkPfd53Y/s1600-h/2museu5.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="2museu" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="2museu" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-58DNb1L4njI/VY9AACEXJaI/AAAAAAAASEE/Di43gBFsPd0/2museu_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="432" height="330"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">O Distrito Cultural é um oásis no coração da cidade: Orquestra Sinfônica no Heinz Hall, Benedun Center com palcos para encenação de pecas, Teatro de ballet, opera e o Centro de Cultura Africana de Esportes.</font> <p> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HSMY0nEIF1E/VY9AAg6OUxI/AAAAAAAASEM/_CglDeiLwQQ/s1600-h/DSC_03076.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="DSC_0307" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qYzSm8ScDDNB4xhTRH3m2YAtXfVddPH529TL0zvEFAF7Y4-eJLOFIkkU3AgAIi0LeGODKy-HKJh-DU6EzfPuDhrEYOjIMdAh_-Y1gj4igqP9KTFJdv9N-SMgViP0eoFK7lvGkf6ErpKB/?imgmax=800" width="374" height="265"></font></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cmv22SccjLk/VY9ABw126LI/AAAAAAAASEc/OAeHggV49Yo/s1600-h/DSC_03154.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="DSC_0315" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0315" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Br7BYbrWokM/VY9ACe5oMpI/AAAAAAAASEk/nRALf2NifwE/DSC_0315_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="379" height="268"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">São amantes de esporte. O Heinz Fields é a casa do Pittsburgh Steelers, seis vezes campeão no Super Bowl (campeonato nacional de futebol americano entre o vencedores da liga nacional e vencedores do college); o PNC Park é um dos melhores estádios de baseball dos EUA e casa para o Pittsburgh Pirates; o Consol Energy Center, campo de Hochey e casa para os Pittsburgh Penguins. Ela foi a primeira arena com certificado ouro em LEED na Liga Nacional de Hockey; e o mais novo time de futebol, o Pittsburgh Rivershounds no Highmark Stadium. </font> <p> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j9vRC2Cm8i8/VY9AC-Q2ElI/AAAAAAAASEs/C6gl5aiQnwI/s1600-h/PITTPAAR_0109_Aschkenas_PPT3.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="Mario Lemeaux sculpture" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="Mario Lemeaux sculpture" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0X_0S-gJWuc/VY9ADfKsBeI/AAAAAAAASEw/4N67axTBXbw/PITTPAAR_0109_Aschkenas_PPT_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="314" height="247"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4nPk52EYhcc/VY9AD0Cti1I/AAAAAAAASE8/gqlXABVeSr8/s1600-h/DSC_03194.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="DSC_0319" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0319" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jiQF2cLUcC0/VY9AEkZBjbI/AAAAAAAASFE/WiFj_uTUCIk/DSC_0319_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="344" height="243"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Compradores amam Pittsburgh porque a cidade não cobra imposto sobre roupas. Fomos no Ross Park Mall, o mais próximo, conferir os preços. Gostamos mas felizmente conseguimos nos conter. Ha ainda o SouthSide Works, Pittsburgh Waterfront e Station Square, Prime Outlests e Tanger Outlets.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">No Strip District visitamos o Wholey's Market vendem carnes e seafood fresco para levar ou para comer no local. Também vendem de tudo um pouco flores, pão, doces. </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Na Market Square encontramos uma mistura eclética de novo e velho em pleno coração da cidade. Ha uma infinidade de restaurantes e mesas espalhadas ao ar livre. Também havia tendas que vendiam comida. A que mais chamou a atenção pela fila foi a de massas com uma incrível variedade. Preparadas na hora.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"></font> <p> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m22k1EsvJA0/VY9AFlfkS3I/AAAAAAAASFM/IVbEd5GnuDo/s1600-h/market-st3.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="market st" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="market st" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ck5nCrDvhOc/VY9AGNCoWtI/AAAAAAAASFQ/V7aCptFlEZ0/market-st_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="328" height="273"></font></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-woHxAfvWqEw/VY9AG4ous6I/AAAAAAAASFc/uH8uF7RhpFw/s1600-h/DSC_02546.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="DSC_0254" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0254" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B52qkHyhr2A/VY9AHeUHS5I/AAAAAAAASFg/o5TYVChe0rI/DSC_0254_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="388" height="274"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Adjacente a ela encontramos a jóia da cidade. Alem da riqueza arquitetônica do barroco, das catedrais de pedra, dos prédios do período moderno e pos-moderno aqui se encontra a PPG Place um resplandecente complexo de vidro com uma torre central de 40 andares de escritórios e cinco outras mais baixas. Elas refletem os céus, as colinas, os rios e edifícios de uma das cidades mais vibrantes que já encontrei. </font> <p> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-psBPuz-7YSE/VY9AH7c7wyI/AAAAAAAASFs/f2wCIfzCSYY/s1600-h/DSC_02633.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="DSC_0263" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0263" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XCSO8G4aOHk/VY9AIgeUbJI/AAAAAAAASFw/zMwq9Kpbg14/DSC_0263_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></font></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E-Ilj4ZYnIQ/VY9AJJV9a3I/AAAAAAAASF8/ay-676zZQfs/s1600-h/DSC_02703.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E-Ilj4ZYnIQ/VY9AJJV9a3I/AAAAAAAASGE/LzkRBIeFPLI/s1600-h/DSC_0270.jpg"><img title="DSC_0270" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0270" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E0Fz0YzeX_o/VY9AKH9LUrI/AAAAAAAASGM/69vZ6Js9IOg/DSC_0270_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="344" height="243"></a></font></a><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zEZpWDMlJh0/VY9AKzctvPI/AAAAAAAASGY/T26QsoTSApc/s1600-h/DSC_02587.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><img title="DSC_0258" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0258" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qr7gRZvDlOE/VY9ALi4q3dI/AAAAAAAASGg/3UvfyIVkXRY/DSC_0258_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="165" height="244"></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Deveria encerrar meu texto sobre a cidade aqui mas ainda precisamos passar pela Fifth Avenue Place e uma vez mais emudecer. E observem a entrada do metro. </font> <p><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l1nhK2pD8Fg/VY9AMpXCZ0I/AAAAAAAASGo/PeauE7IS5z4/s1600-h/DSC_02824.jpg"> <font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l1nhK2pD8Fg/VY9AMpXCZ0I/AAAAAAAASGs/oNIA_NVrdjo/s1600-h/DSC_0282.jpg"><img title="DSC_0282" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0282" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8_o0xknSDvo/VY9ANmriKSI/AAAAAAAASGw/U7hgAtgp0QU/DSC_0282_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="224" height="351"></a></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana">.</font><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Oq69HLEwbTM/VY9AOYhqeqI/AAAAAAAASG8/e_ctnX9WK6U/s1600-h/sub3.jpg"><font size="4" face="Verdana"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Oq69HLEwbTM/VY9AOYhqeqI/AAAAAAAASHE/cT5xgkHRjWw/s1600-h/sub%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img title="sub" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="sub" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dlwMOdgI2r8/VY9APaMCdXI/AAAAAAAASHI/q9yKB4PpLy0/sub_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="518" height="353"></a></font></a><font size="4" face="Verdana"> </font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Agendem uma visita a cidade. Ela tem apenas 305 mil habitantes mas garanto que vai lhes surpreender como nos surpreendeu. Ela tem um entorno de 2,4 milhões.</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana">Abraço,</font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"></font> <p><font size="4" face="Verdana"> Cida e Celso. </font> <ul></ul> VIVENDO NA ESTRADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123949644858798035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019477320823703617.post-31728515730220637662015-06-23T21:24:00.000-07:002015-06-23T22:20:59.512-07:00De Montreal a Niagara Falls<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> Deixamos o Canada pela fronteira de Thousand Islands, um arquipelago de 1864 ilhas que se situa em ambos os paises, Canada e Estados Unidos. No Canada, situa-se na provincia de Ontario, e nos Estados Unidos, no estado de Nova Iorque. As ilhas variam de uma area de 100km quadrados a 0,093m quadrados, e podem conter apenas duas arvores, padrao minimo estabelecido para ser considerado uma ilha. Ha ilhas que tem apenas uma casa. Elas se extendem do St. <span style="line-height: 22px;">Lawrence River ao leste do Lago Ontario. As aguas sao navegaveis mas devido a presenca de muitas rochas e bancos de areia requerem pericia. H</span><span style="line-height: 22px;">a castelos, mansoes e Parques Nacionais que podem ser visitados em ambos os lados. O parques sao regulamentados por seus respectivos governos. E pontes.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> Pegando a higway encontramos placas de transito: "Text Stop". Trata-se de uma parada nas nas estradas estaduais e nacionais </span><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_S_YdTVrM3E/VYouldsj7EI/AAAAAAAAR7w/nIaRb_1NAag/s1600-h/text%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><img align="left" alt="text" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-S1EtOgXIj4Q/VYoul0mTc3I/AAAAAAAAR74/IAO2sadL7Tw/text_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="184" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: left; margin: 16px 28px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="text" width="244" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;">destinadas aos motoristas que precisam ou querem checar suas mensagens de celular. Iniciativa do governo de New York para combater o uso do expediente enquanto dirige considerado extremamente perigoso e que tem causado acidentes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> Passamos por Syracuse, estado de New York, EUA, cidade de 150 mil habitantes. So demos um giro. Ela tem uma arquitetura rica e acabou despertando nossa curiosidade. Esta situada no Lago Ontario. Seu desenvolvimento se deu em decorrencia da construcao do Canal Erie em 1825 que conecta todos os lagos Huron, Erie, Superior, Michigan e Ontario, mais os rios Hudson e Albany. Tiveram producao de sal durante o seculo XIX, o que lhe rendeu o nome de "The City Salt". No seculo XX a industria automobilistica substituiu a do sal e a partir de 1970 viu as principais industrias deixarem a cidade. A area metroplitana conta com 700 mil habitantes. Sempre funcionou como um cruzamento. Primeiro entre os canais, depois das estradas de ferro e por ultimo das estradas de rodagem estaduais. Estao revitalizando, logo devem estar se recuparando. Alguns predios:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"> Pegando a estrada novamente e encontramos muitas plantacoes de arvores frutiferas. </span><span style="line-height: 22px;">Ha bastante polen no ar desde o Canada. Nao haviamos encontrado antes em nenhum outro pais tao visivel. Eh primavera. </span><span style="line-height: 22px;">Estamos passando por uma grande area florestada. Um cinturao verde.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Mais uma passada rapida, agora em Rochester, mais uma cidade do estado de New York. Esta com 220 mil habitantes, no Lago Ontario.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Depois da cidade de New York eh o local cultural mais agitado do estado de New York, repleto de arte e cultura de renome nacional e internacional. Conta com parques, jardins, vilarejos historicos e uma area campestre luxuosa. Realiza muitos festivais, conta com musica ao vivo em clubes, restaurantes e casas de shows. O Teatro Eastman recebe a orquestra Filarmonica de Rochester. No verao ocorre o Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival. Rochester contem 7% do abastecimento de agua do mundo. Conta com canais, o grande Lago Ontario, o Rio Genesee, Lagos glaciais, o Finger Lakes (um grupo de 11 pequenos lagos em forma de dedo humano) e o Canal Erie.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> Em 1950 a populacao da cidade era de 330 mil habitantes com 97,6% de brancos e 2,3 % de pretos. Com a reestruturacao da industria no final do seculo XX a populacao caiu para 210 mil habitantes. Nos ultimos cinquenta anos imigrantes do leste e sudeste Europeus, Africa e Caribe alteraram o perfil racial da cidade passando a contar com 43% de brancos e 41% de negros.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">A cidade fica a 90 minutos da Niagara Falls dos EUA e da fronteira do Canada e a 40 km de carro ate o Finger Lakes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Eh a segunda maior regiao de exportacao no estado. Classifica-se entre as 15 principais metropolitans com patentes per capita e ocupa a 18 posicao entre as principais cidades cientificas do mundo.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> Kodak, Bausch&Lomb e a Xerox Company comecaram em Rochester. Fabricacao de alimentos e bebidas, ciencias humanas, otica, imagem e fotonica, inovacao de energia, servicos, comerciais, software e informatica estao entre os setores produtivos.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> A cidade possui 60 campos de golf publicos e semi-particulares e todos ficam a 45 minutos de carro do centro.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Os tres predios mais altos da cidade sao o Xerox Tower, o Legacy Tower e Chase Tower. </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">O primeiro com 135 metros de altura eh </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">apoiado sobre um conjunto de pilares com dois troncos de piramide invertidos e expostos. Estilo internacional. Foi construido em 1968 e tem 30 andares.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">O Legacy Tower com 122 metros tem um design pos-moderno "jardim de inverno" esculpido em vidro. Inicialmente foi chamado Bausch&Lomb. Foi construido em 1995 e tem 20 andares.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> E o Chase Tower construido em 1973 com tiras verticais formando curvas na base. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Inicialmente era marmore mas deu problema e foi substituido por paineis de aluminio pintados.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> Seguimos para Niagara Falls nos Estados Unidos. A cidade tem apenas 56 mil habitantes. O primeiro predio que avistamos foi o Power Authority. Estreito e azul. Ficamos em duvida se se tratava de um edificio ou painel solar, tao estreito e fino era. Depois nos inteiramos que se tratava da sede da maior organizacao produtora de energia do pais. E a que produz energia mais barata. Em seguida encontramos reservatorios de petroleo e cilos de farinha. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> Ao contrario da Niagara Falls canadense que as quedas sao urbanas, aqui voce tem que se deslocar ate o parque para apreciar as belezas naturais. A area de aguas e quedas eh maior, mais caudalosa e mais acidentada, proporcionando uma area maior de observacao. Embora a queda maior fique no lado americano, ela fica de frente para a margem canadense que fica com a melhor visao. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> O Niagara Falls State Park eh o parque estadual mais antigo da nacao e recebe mais de 8 milhoes de visitantes por ano. Desde sempre milhares de </span><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BFmRcYbN8qs/VYou2mWzH3I/AAAAAAAASAU/vLGzmb620LA/s1600-h/DSC_0199%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><img align="left" alt="DSC_0199" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuk8zTZU9R5MvRvJZoOQx_BWd8cVLkcI1buFvsIjzvzpy2EDilLUd4_hno4wvQdrlbr62XQ92lp3q6gAN7Za0kdI9AlzUk9lumsn9-fFyrvm1FHlQS4-j09ZxOkDgHs4HYlhO6nqLtj94K/?imgmax=800" height="222" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; float: left; margin: 13px 71px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0199" width="313" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;">pessoas tem se dirigido as margens da Niagara Falls nao so para apreciar sua beleza mas para usar sua energia eletrica, negociar, estabelecer industrias e fabricas. Ha um edificio com bares, toilletes, souvenirs e uma pequena praca com uma estatua <span style="line-height: 22px;">de Nikola Tesla, engenheiro hungaro e criador da corrente eletrica alternativa. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> Uma das atracoes do parque eh a Caverna dos Ventos que recebe os visitantes ha decadas. O que muitos nao sabem eh que as escadarias (degraus) sao destruidos e reconstruidos pelo vento a cada ano. O periodo em que o fenomeno ocorre varia pois depende da metereologia mas normalmente ocorre em outubro e reabre em abril.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"> Em 2012 "Nik" Walleda, o acrobata americano conhecido por sua alta performance sem rede de protecao, foi a primeira pessoa a caminhar numa corda de aco sobre a Niagara Falls. </span><span style="line-height: 22px;">O turismo eh a segunda maior industria do municipio apos a agricultura.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> Em janeiro de 2014 Niagara Falls congelou oferecendo uma paisagem rara como resultado do fenomeno "Polar Vortex" causado por condicoes extremamente gelidas. Este fenomeno ja havia ocorrido em 1848.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> Um passeio oferecido eh uma visita ao Flight of Five no Canal Erie. Duas das 5 comportas da eclusa foram restauradas e serao </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">reinauguradas e colocadas a funcionar no dia 5 de julho como parte das comemoracoes do dia da independencia.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> Tambem oferecem um passeio de barco a vapor e pedalinhos. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> A cidade eh pacata, tem menos atividades do que o lado canadense. Mas conta com cassino, bons hoteis e a antiga Falls Street foi revitalizada com calcadao, restaurantes, bares e cafes. Ela eh uma opcao para quem gosta de vida mais calma. Costuma ser escolhido para lua-de-mel. Em 1804, Jerome Bonaparte, irmao de Napoleao Bonaparte ja passou sua lua de mel em Niagara Falls. Hoje muitos casais o escolhem por ter sido o local escolhido por seus pais e avos no passado.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> Nao pretendia escrever sobre essas cidades pois ficamos pouco tempo,porem quis registrar alguns fatos e acabei reunindo informacoes interessantes.</span></span></div>
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VIVENDO NA ESTRADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123949644858798035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019477320823703617.post-28699509992004540882015-06-20T19:36:00.000-07:002015-08-18T14:36:13.357-07:00Montreal - Quebec - Canada<span style="font-size: large; line-height: 22px;"> Entramos em Montreal pela La Comune Rue e nos deparamos com uma longa rua alinhada com construcoes de pedra cinza do seculo XVII e XVIII. Formam paredoes cinzas, o que me fez lembrar da Polonia. No inverno com temperatura abaixo de zero deve ser uma nevoa so. Nesta rua se destaca o Marche Bonsecours. Ele foi construido em 1847 e foi usado como Parlamento do Canada, como prefeitura de Montreal, por um seculo foi o principal mercado de Montreal. Hoje abriga boutiques, cafes-restaurantes e salas de eventos publicos e privados. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Paralelo a Comune Rue, uma longa praca verde, e paralelo a ambas, o Rio Lawrence com varios cais sendo que num deles, fica o Centro de Ciencias de Montreal, e no outro, o Pavilhao Jacques Cartier. Entre eles, um porto de escala, areas demarcadas, que recebe barcos de turismo, seguido pela Ilha Bonsecours e Yacht Club. Tudo no rio Lawrence. <span style="line-height: 22px;">Era sabado e havia bastante gente na rua. Estacionamos, circulamos , batemos fotos e observamos o vai-e-vem.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do Pavilhao Jacques Cartier pegamos uma rua perpendicular e chegamos na Praca Jacques-Cartier. Jacques Cartier foi o explorador frances que fundou a Nova Franca na America do Norte no sec. XVI. A praca foi criada no inicio do seculo XIX e tem a Coluna Nelson, monumento ao almirante ingles que venceu duas guerras contra Napoleao, dominando a paisagem. Ela eh cercada de mansoes, cafes, restaurantes e eh o lugar mais animado da cidade. Artistas de rua e o publico se encarregam da animacao. Caricaturistas, pintores, musicos, magicos, palhacos. Aproveitamos para fazer uma refeicao e apreciar as atividades. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Na sequencia passamos pela Place Valquelin e apreciamos a arquitetura do Hotel de Ville, prefeitura. Do incendio de 1922 so sobrou as paredes externa que guardam a memoria de tempos agitados. Foi de sua sacada que em 1967 o General De Gaulle, entao presidente da Franca, lancou seu celebre "Vive le Quebec libre". Ele foi erigido entre 1872-1878 no estilo Segundo Imperio entre a Praca Jacques Cartier e o Champ de Mars (Campo de Marte). O campo testemunhou acontecimentos historicos e conserva as fundacoes de pedra da antiga muralha.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 22px;">Na frente da igreja fica a Praca das Armas. Situada no coracao da cidade velha ela mostra um resumo de todos os periodos da historia de Montreal. Do mais antigo imovel da cidade a grande igreja que foi a primeira paroquia; a sede social do primeiro banco do pais (renascentista com colunas) ao primeiro arranha-ceu do Canada, o New York, inaugurado em 1888, com elevador. O predio mais baixo com domo e colunas na frente eh o banco. Os bancos sempre ocupam predios riquissimos. Nem parecem bancos. </span></span><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 22px;">A Rue McGill foi construida em 1805 apos a demolicao das fortificacoes francesas (1717-1738). Hoje reocupada e animada ela reencontrou seu prestigio depois que a Baie d'Hudson (loja de departamentos) e a Grand Tronc (edificio da companhia da estrada de ferro canadense) estabeleceram suas sedes. Os portoes do parque da Universidade sao elegantes, bem frequentados e ha um grande movimento na regiao com calcadas largas com cafes ao ar livre. Logo em seguida ainda na Mc Gill ha dois edifcios azuis de vidro espelhado. Entre eles fica a escultura "The Iluminated Crowd". Eh o predio BNP Tower Montreal (Lawrence Bank Tower).</span></span><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Antes da visita ao Park Mount Royal conhecemos a casa da Mari, Leo e Isadora. Brincamos no quintal. Isadora tem uma casinha de brinquedo e uma caixa de areia na rua. Fez comidinha, ofereceu pra nos e nos fez companhia o tempo todo. Passamos nas duas escolas onde a Mari trabalha e fizemos um brunch no Cora, uma rede canadense de alimentacao suadavel servida com bastante frutas. Alem de saudavel, bem apresentavel. Uma segunda rede canadense eh o Tim Hortom, essa nada saudavel, sao sonhos fritos. O formato eh redondo para nao parecer American donuts. Com a Mari me enteirei da abrangencia da escola maternal (1 a 4 anos) no Canada. Ela eh subsidiada pelo governo. O custo diario eh de 38 dolares/dia por aluno. Os pais pagam 7 dolares e o governo $31. Da 150 dolares por mes. Sao cinco dias por semana. Os professores chegam as 7 horas da manha mas a crianca pode chegar ate 9:30h. Sao liberadas a aprtir das 17 horas mas podem ficar ate 19h. No entanto, apenas 1 em cada cinco criancas consegue vaga na escola subsidiada. Ha falta de creche. Eh necessario entrar na lista de espera desde que a crianca nasce. A pre-escola (5 e 6 anos) o governo eh obrigado a oferecer gratuitamente mas os pais nao sao obrigados a colocar a crianca. A obrigatoriedade comeca aos 7 anos. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Durante a semana as bandeiras da provincia de Quebec e do pais estiveram a meio-pau. A primeira, de primeiro a nove de maio e a segunda, por tres dias. Morreu Jacques Parizeau, Primeiro-Ministro de Quebec de 1994 a 1996. Ele era partidario da separacao da provincia de Quebec do Canada.</span></span></div>
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VIVENDO NA ESTRADAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123949644858798035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019477320823703617.post-49752147302500929942015-06-14T13:48:00.000-07:002015-06-14T16:38:40.447-07:00Quebec - Quebec - Canada<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">A cidade de Quebec eh um porto no Saint Lawrence River. Foi fundada em 1608 e eh a mais antiga cidade do Canada. Foi capturada dos franceses pelos ingleses na Batalha de Plains of Abraham (1759-1760) e entregue definitivamente aos ingleses em 1763. Em 1867 a provincia de Quebec constituiu o Dominio do Canada como uma das quatro provincias. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A antiga Quebec eh patrimonio da Humanidade, declarada pela Unesco. As fortificacoes que cercam a antiga Quebec medem 4,6km de extensao e testemunham os grandes feitos do sistema defensivo militar, inicialmente nas maos dos franceses e posteriormente sob o poder dos ingleses. Por fim na posse dos canadenses. A fortificacao mantem os quatro portoes: Sant-Louis, Kent, Saint-Jean e Prescott</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Fora das muralhas encontra-se o Park Champ de Bataille, o campo de batalha onde franceses e ingleses se defrontaram de 1759 a 1760. Ele foi transformado no "Plains of Abraham", o primeiro Parque Nacional do Canada com varias ilhas verdes arborizadas onde os quebequences correm, interagem, relaxam, leem os paineis informativos. Tambem sao relaizados grandes eventos. Ha bancos e mesas nos gramados e eh permitido pisar o tapete verde. Ele eh o pulmao verde de Quebec. Os romanticos e arcadios adorariam essa vida bucolica.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A Galerie Art Inuit Brousseau et Brousseau vende e promove Canadian Inuit art. Em particular esculturas em bronze, pedra, ferro e madeira. Sao pecas sofisticadas,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Os Inuit sao membros da nacao indigena esquimos que habitam as regioes articas do Canada, Alasca e Groelandia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">O Chateau Frontenac, um hotel da rede Fairmont, esta situado numa elevacao de 54 metros. Embora ele nao seja o edificio mais alto da cidade ele eh o que mais se destaca e oferece a melhor vista da cidade. Ele foi construido para acomodar turistas durante a Feira Mundial de chicago em 1893. Nao foi concluido em tempo. recebeu o nome do Governador da Nova Franca, Frontenac, de 1672-168 e 1689-1698. Grandes conferencias mundiais tem sido realizadas no hotel Chateau Frontenac com a presenca de reis e chefes de estado. Ele foi tombado pela Unesco em 1980.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Visitar a Place Royale eh fazer uma viagem ao passado, a fundacao da Nova Franca em 1608, o berco da civilizacao francesa na America do Norte, onde se encontra o Musee de la Place Royale e a mais antiga igreja do continente, a Notre-Dame-des-Victories.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Seguimos por ruas de calcamento de pedra e encontramos o Quartier Petit-Champlain, um distrito com muitas lojas, pequenas galerias de arte e restaurantes. Champlain, o explorador frances (1567-1635), fundador de Quebec em 1608. Ele desenvolveu aliancas com os povos nativos. Ele foi nomeado Governador da Nova Franca em 1612.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">O largo e poderoso Saint Lawrence River eh a maior rota de navegacao do Canada que desenvolveu prospero transporte comercial maritimo e recebe um crescente numero de navios de cruzeiro que que atracam em no Porto de Quebec. Esta area tem mercado de produtor e um passeio para pedestres no Promenade Samuel-De Champlain a margem do St, Lawrence River.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A arquitetura das residencias, predios publicos e igreja sao na grande maioria de pedra calcaria branca. Em algumas regioes ha de tijolo-a-vista vermelho. Eles tem multiplos telhados, lucarnas, torres e algo que chama a atencao sao os telhados pintados de cor prata ao inves de serem verdes como na maioria dos telhados de cobre. Isso comecou a ocorrer em Ottawa. Deve haver uma razao. Desconfiamos que seja questao de temperatura mas ainda nao temos confirmacao de nosso palpite.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Quebec eh urbana e romantica. As ruas estreitas da Velha Quebec alinhadas com cafes charmosos, bistros, bares, dezenas de lojinhas, boutiques e galerias, os cartunistas e pintores nas ruas nao deixam duvida de sua origem francesa. E eles brigam para mante-la. Querem formar o pais da Nova Franca mas o Canada se esforca para mante-los unidos e cada vez mais cede as suas exigencias.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; line-height: 22.7199993133545px;">Ottawa, a capital do Canada, esta situada no sudeste da provincia de Ontario, no rio Otawa. Eh uma cidade bem tracada com ruas largas e conta com 900 mil habitantes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A arquiteutura predominante eh o gotico com abundancia de torres, arcos, amplas janelas em arco e vidro e multiplos telhados. Tenho lido comentarios de que o Parlamento Hill do Canada, parece a Disneylandia de Rideau, o arquiteto da obra. Na verdade, tanto Walt Disney quanto Rideau se inspiraram nos castelos medievais para projetar suas obras e ambos obtiveram sucesso. Na parte de tras do Parlamento ha uma construcao redonda, onde esta localizada a biblioteca do Parlamento. Durante o incendio de 1849 foi a unica parte que sobreviveu e com as informacoes nela obtidas reconstruiram o atual. Tanto o interior quanto o exterior de ambos os predios sao bonitos e guardam a historia do pais. Ao redor deles ha varios monumentos. Entre eles o da Rainha Elizabeth II, o das Mulheres que lutaram para ser admitidas no Parlamento, o do primeiro Primeiro Ministro do Canada e na frente ja havia uma pira e outras duas estatuas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">No coracao da cidade encontra-se a Confederation Square com o "The National War Memorial" e o Tumulo do Soldado Desconhecido. O monumento eh protegido por dois guardas. Presenciamos a uma das trocas de guarda. Ha uma cerimonia rapida. Os guardas chegam na companhia de um tenente e um personagem em traje tipico (kilt) que toca a gaita de fole escocesa. Substituem os guardas e retornam com os que cumpriram o turno anterior. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">No Confederation Park ha o National aboriginal Veterans Monument. No alto ha uma aguia em posicao de voo. Ele representa o espirito do povo aborigena do Canada e comemora sua contribuicao na manutencao da paz.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">O Fairmont Chateau Laurier eh outro predio gotico que traz glamour a cidade. Laurier foi primeiro ministro de 1896-1911. Hoje eh um hotel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">No Major's Hill Park fica o terceiro onipresente predio gotico da cidade, o Connaught Building, um predio do governo federal tombado pela Unesco. Connaught (1850-1942) foi Governor General do Canada, o representante da Rainha. Ele eh o terceiro filho da Rainha Victoria que reinou de 1837-1901. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">O Rideau Canal foi aberto em 1832 como prevencao militar em caso de guerra com os Estados Unidos o que providenciaria um caminho seguro para transportar tropas e equipamentos entre Montreal e Kingston onde ficava a base naval. Ele tornou-se comercial e por ultimo recreativo. Hoje milhares de corredores, remadores, velejadores praticam suas atividades aquaticas. No inverno, quando a agua congela, vira pista de patinacao. Ele desagua no Rio Ottawa que separa as provincias de Ontario e Quebec nas cidades de Ottawa e Gatineau. Metade da Alexandrina Bridge eh Otawa e a outra metade eh Gatineau. A ponte eh de 1901. No lado de Gatineau (Quebec)) fica o Canadian Museu du Canada e no lado de Otawa (Ontario) fica a National Galery of Canada. A Casa da Moeda tambem fica no lado que fala ingles. Em Quebec 95% fala frances e em Ontario 95% fala ingles. Gatineau tem 100 mil habitantes e tem arquitetura modernista, Ottawa, predominantemente, gotica.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Em seguida partimos para uma visita ao Byard Market, um mercado a ceu aberto, que funciona desde 1840. Vendem flores, frutas, produtos da terra, entre eles os elaborados com o maple syrup. Ha vidros e latas de varios tamanhos, balas, chocolates, mini-tortas. Ele funciona na parte mais antiga da cidade que foi um bairro para os operarios que construiram o Canal de Rideau. As casas hoje sao ocupadas por bares, cafes, restaurantes e outras atividades comerciais. Eh bem movimentado e atracao turistica.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Continuando nosso caminho encontramos o monumento "Reconciliation" ou "The Peacekeeping</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Monumento", o nome aparece sempre em ingles e frances. Ele representa o contraste do caos da guerra com a ordem e seguranca da paz e simboliza a solucao do conflito. Reconciliaction fala a historia dos defensores da paz. Em 1957 o canadense Lester B. Person recebeu essa honraria por contribuir para a paz no Suez.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A National Galery of Canada eh dedicada arte. Na entrada ja ha uma enorme aranha de ferro. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sendo Ottawa a capital do pais tem seu lado internacional onde se encontram as embaixadas e residencias de funcionarios comissionados. Nos parques dessa area ha varios monumentos comemorativos aos canadenses que arriscaram suas vidas para fazer um mundo melhor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Seguindo a indicacao procuramos a Rideau Hall, a casa e local de trabalho do governador geral do Canada, o representante da rainha, mas ele se esconde. A casa fica fora da cidade num grande area verde e diz que eh aberta ao publico em feriados e dias marcados. Nesse local ele recebe a visita de chefes de estado e outros dignatarios como nao estavamos em visita oficial passamos batido.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A residencia oficial do Primeiro Ministro do Canada fica na 24 Sussex Drive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ottawa eh uma cidade aristocratica, elegante e limpa. Tem a segunda melhor qualidade de vida das Americas e eh considerada o Vale do Silicio do Norte por suas industrias high tech. Gostamos mais de Ottawa do que de Toronto apesar da ultima ter 3,2 milhoes de habitantes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Em Ontario visitamos Niagara Falls, Toronto e Otawa. Seguiremos para a provincia de Quebec.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cida e Celso.</span><br />
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